Cavan

[kav-uh n]

noun

a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).

the seat of this county.

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Examples from the Web for cavan

Historical Examples of cavan

That of Ylocos is the heaviest, a cavan of it weighing about 140 lbs.
Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines
Robert Mac Micking
At Navan it receives the Blackwater, which flows south-west from Cavan.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8
Various
The mountains, not only of Cavan, but of Leitrim, are distinctly visible.
Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland
T. O. Russell
There had at that moment been nothing decided as to the County of Cavan.
The Landleaguers
Anthony Trollope
He added:—I also administer the criminal law in Cavan and in Leitrim.
Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886
Various

British Dictionary definitions for cavan

Cavan

noun

a county of N Republic of Ireland: hilly, with many small lakes and bogs. County town: Cavan. Pop: 56 546 (2002). Area: 1890 sq km (730 sq miles)

a market town in N Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cavan. Pop: 6098 (2002)

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