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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Clare

Genres was dreamed up Clare Grant and Karissa Marston, who brought the project to Gensler and tapped them to lead its design.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Clare Baumhaeur, 53, from Kent first experienced symptoms aged five.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Clare believes if she had been diagnosed with lichen sclerosis earlier, her cancer may have been diagnosed before it got to stage three.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

In 1949, Alfred, then a graduate student at Oxford, met and married Doris and moved to Wales, where Michael and his sister, Clare, were born and grew up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Outside the bedroom, Clare plucked a sharp-edged stone from beside the fireplace.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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