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Dubliner

British  
/ ˈdʌblɪnə /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Dublin

"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

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The Dubliner was renowned for his courage under fire, repeatedly running into No Man's Land to carry wounded troops to safety or to comfort those fatally injured.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Morrison returned during Hansard's second song and then asked the Dubliner to play the song he had requested earlier, before joining in singing it.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Alexa was finally learning to speak like a Dubliner.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023

Dubliner Carty was given a big welcome and looked on in amusement as Scotland's McFarlane tore his T-shirt off on the scales and weighed in wearing a kilt.

From BBC ● May 19, 2023

None but a Dubliner, however, would have been greatly animated by a scene which I witnessed during a stroll through this cemetery one afternoon of early spring.

From Suburban Sketches by William Dean Howells

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