Dáil Éireann
[ doil -air-awn, -on; Irish dol-yuh -ey-ryuhn ]
/ ˌdɔɪl ˈɛər ɔn, -ɒn; Irish ˌdɒl yə ˈeɪ ryən /
noun
the lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
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Also called Dail.
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Origin of Dáil Éireann
<Irish: assembly of Eire
Words nearby Dáil Éireann
Dahomey, dahoon, daibutsu, daiker, daikon, Dáil Éireann, dailies, daily, daily-breader, daily double, daily dozen
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British Dictionary definitions for Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Dil
/ (ˈdaːl ˈeːrɪn) /
noun
(in the Republic of Ireland) the lower chamber of parliamentSee also Oireachtas
Word Origin for Dáil Éireann
from Irish dáil assembly (from Old Irish dāl) + Éireann of Eire
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