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Eire

[air-uh, ahy-ruh, air-ee, ahy-ree]

noun

  1. the Irish name of Ireland.

  2. a former name (1937–49) of the Republic of Ireland.



Eire

/ ˈɛərə /

noun

  1. the Irish Gaelic name for Ireland

  2. a former official name (1937–49) for Republic of Ireland

“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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At Dorchester’s storied Eire Pub, where news coverage of the royals flashed on TVs above the bar, Johnny Curran, a longtime bartender, said he had heard no chatter about the visit.

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But overnight, Williams gave birth to a girl they named Eire.

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Washington State Department of Health officials say a multicounty outbreak of E. coli is likely tied to a PCC Community Market yogurt brand made by Pure Eire Dairy.

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The case was brought because an Irish driving licence was submitted on Mr Martin's behalf to add the HGV entitlement to his UK licence, however the Eire licence was a fake.

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Most of the people we meet display a riotous gift of gab that indicates, if the accents hadn’t already given it away, that we are in Eire.

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