Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Carlow

American  
[kahr-loh] / ˈkɑr loʊ /

noun

  1. a county in Leinster, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 346 sq. mi. (896 sq. km). Carlow.


Carlow British  
/ ˈkɑːləʊ /

noun

  1. a county of SE Republic of Ireland, in Leinster: mostly flat, with barren mountains in the southeast. County town: Carlow. Pop: 46 014 (2002). Area: 896 sq km (346 sq miles)

  2. a town in SE Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Carlow. Pop: 18 487 (2002)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He travelled to Ireland on numerous occasions to track down his ancestors, some of which he found in Clonmesh graveyard in Ballyloo, County Carlow.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024

After five semesters at Carlow College in Pittsburgh, Kwiatek applied to Carnegie Mellon, where he earned his master’s degree in fine arts in 1979.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

Shirley Cuban graduated from Carlow College, today known as Carlow University in Pittsburgh, and worked as a massage therapist and at an addiction rehabilitation center.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2022

It’s here that we’ll be concentrating our efforts – Kildare, Meath, Louth, Carlow, Kilkenny.”

From The Guardian ● May 13, 2018

The saving facts of the situation were that the Ulstermen had not yet moved; that Connaught and Munster were quiet; and of Leinster, only Kildare, Wexford, and parts of Carlow and Wicklow were in arms.

From William Pitt and the Great War by John Holland Rose

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training