Dublin

[ duhb-lin ]

/ ˈdʌb lɪn /

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noun

Gaelic Baile Àtha Cliath. a seaport in and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the E part, on the Irish Sea.

a county in E Republic of Ireland. 356 sq. mi. (922 sq. km). County seat: Dublin.

a city in central Georgia.

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Words nearby Dublin

Dubinsky, dubious, dubitable, dubitation, dubitative, Dublin, Dublin Bay prawn, Dubliner, Dubliners, Dubna, dubnium

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How to use Dublin in a sentence

Launched in 2008 in Dublin, AccountsIQ’s cloud-based FMS aims to simplify how multi-entity businesses “capture, process and report” their financial results.
AccountsIQ scores €5.8M for its financial management software for multi-entity SMEs|Steve O'Hear|February 19, 2021|TechCrunch
She was in her fourth and I was in my first year of acting in a theater school in Dublin.
Still fighting for parental rights in Ireland|Ranae von Meding|February 14, 2021|Washington Blade
The new fund will bring Frontline’s total funds under management to €250 million, deployed out of its offices in London, Dublin and San Francisco.
Dublin’s Frontline Ventures raises new $83.8M seed fund for European B2B startups|Mike Butcher|February 5, 2021|TechCrunch
He studied economics at Trinity College in Dublin, then joined the British army and was stationed in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine.
James Cross, British diplomat kidnapped by Quebec separatists, dies at 99 of covid-19|Emily Langer|January 21, 2021|Washington Post

Dublin-based Ryanair said it would add 75 more planes to an existing order for Boeing's 737 Max airplanes, a giant vote of confidence as Boeing seeks to revive sales of its best-selling plane after a 20-month safety ban following two fatal crashes.
Boeing gets huge 737 Max order from Ryanair, boosting hope for quick rebound|Joann Muller|December 3, 2020|Axios
Astley opened venues in London, Paris, and Dublin, and imitators cropped up in the New World (George Washington attended).
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Early in the book, she takes her two sons to Dublin for the day.
Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’|Jennie Yabroff|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Raised by Wolves” tells the story of a traumatic car-bombing in Dublin.
U2 Generously Gives Us a Lousy Album, Sucks at the Corporate Teat|Hampton Stevens|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After growing up in southside Dublin, Hewson was bit by the acting bug and enrolled in an program at New York University.
'The Knick' Star Eve Hewson on Being Bono's Daughter and Injecting Cocaine Into Clive Owen's Penis|Kevin Fallon|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The challenge was set by HSBC, sponsors of the Open Championship, and filmed at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club in Dublin.
Padraig Harrington's Hole-In-One, Blindfolded|Tom Sykes|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
William King, archbishop of Dublin, died; author of a celebrated treatise on the origin of evil.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The old stage-road from Dublin to Galway measures 133 miles, or nearly seven more than the Railroad.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
A party of United Irishmen defeated near Dublin with great slaughter; many of those taken were executed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
They gave a dinner at their hotel in Dublin to which, with other Irish railway representatives, I was invited.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

British Dictionary definitions for Dublin

Dublin

/ (ˈdʌblɪn) /

noun

the capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay : under English rule from 1171 until 1922; commercial and cultural centre; contains one of the world's largest breweries and exports whiskey, stout, and agricultural produce. Pop: 1 004 614 (2002)Gaelic name: Baile Átha Cliath

a county in E Republic of Ireland, in Leinster on the Irish Sea: mountainous in the south but low-lying in the north and centre. County seat: Dublin. Pop: 1 122 821 (2002). Area: 922 sq km (356 sq miles)

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

Cultural definitions for Dublin

Dublin

Capital and major port of the Republic of Ireland and the largest city in the country; located on the Irish Sea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

notes for Dublin

As the intellectual and cultural center of Ireland, Dublin was a stronghold of Irish nationalism, the birthplace of renewed interest in the Irish language and Irish literature, and home to writers such as James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, and William Butler Yeats.