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Emerald Isle

British  

noun

  1. a poetic name for 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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The Emerald Isle has benefited disproportionately from the creation of a world that American security, American capitalism and American sacrifice helped build.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Could the traditional green jacket look better on anyone not from the Emerald Isle?

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2025

O'Donnell shared earlier this week that she moved to the Emerald Isle shortly before Trump's inauguration, saying it was "best for myself and my 12-year-old child."

From Salon Mar. 12, 2025

The Emerald Isle will almost certainly retain some representation in top level US politics when Joe Biden leaves the White House in January.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2024

And if the People were actually related to humans, as another theory had it, odds are that the Emerald Isle was where it started.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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