Anglo-Irish
Americannoun
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persons of English descent living in Ireland.
adjective
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of or relating to the Anglo-Irish or their speech.
noun
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(functioning as plural) the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
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the English language as spoken in Ireland
adjective
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of or relating to the Anglo-Irish
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of or relating to English and Irish
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of or relating to the English language as spoken in Ireland
Etymology
Origin of Anglo-Irish
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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“Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay,” warned the Anglo-Irish poet and novelist Oliver Goldsmith in 1777.
From Salon • May 13, 2025
He openly espoused conservative beliefs and organized a reading group around the writings of Edmund Burke, the Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher viewed as a founder of modern conservatism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
Under the leadership of Desmond Doig, an India-born Anglo-Irish artist and writer, and previously a roving reporter for The Statesman, JS magazine was run by a bunch of enthusiastic college graduates.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
We make things: gardens, quilts, music and, above all, stories, in a vernacular all our own with its lexical ties to working class Anglo-Irish and the King James Bible.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2023
"From the Anglo-Irish no man of special sanctity as yet is known to have sprung," observed a Gael of that day.
From Irish Nationality by Green, Alice Stopford
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