Clare

American  

[klair] / klɛər /

noun

1. a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1,231 sq. mi. (3,190 sq. km). Ennis.

2. a male or female given name.

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Clare ¹ British  

/ klɛə /

noun

1. Anthony ( Ward ). 1942–2007, Irish psychiatrist and broadcaster; presenter of the radio series In the Psychiatrist's Chair from 1982

2. John. 1793–1864, English poet, noted for his descriptions of country life, particularly in The Shepherd's Calendar (1827) and The Rural Muse (1835). He was confined in a lunatic asylum from 1837

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Clare ² British  

/ klɛə /

noun

1. a county of W Republic of Ireland, in Munster between Galway Bay and the Shannon estuary. County town: Ennis. Pop: 103 277 (2002). Area: 3188 sq km (1231 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Spurs' makeshift defence - missing starting centre-backs Clare Hunt and Toko Koga at the Asian Cup - were clearly second best to her.

From BBC

Clare Fernyhough, co-founder of the campaign group Generation Focus, which wants a statutory smartphone ban in schools, says phones make it "impossible for children to focus" and that they pose a "huge safeguarding risk".

From BBC

Clare Smith, 47, placed an order for her parents, Ron and Lynn Smith, on 1 March for £323, but was told nearly a week later that it had been cancelled.

From BBC

"I'm not strongly opinionated either way," said Clare Brooks, 56, who moved to Trefor with her husband Kevin from Staffordshire three years ago.

From BBC

Like Gray, the chef Clare de Boer spent many years working in a cramped—and coveted—New York restaurant: King, which she opened with two partners in the West Village in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal