Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Kildare. Search instead for gildases.

Kildare

American  
[kil-dair] / kɪlˈdɛər /

noun

  1. a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 654 sq. mi. (1,695 sq. km). Naas.


Kildare British  
/ kɪlˈdɛə /

noun

  1. a county of E Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province: mostly low-lying and fertile. County town: Naas. Pop: 163 944 (2002). Area: 1694 sq km (654 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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

She must also surrender her passport, adhere to a curfew, provide her phone number to gardaí, and sign on daily at garda station in County Kildare.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

"When she died she was buried beside the high altar in Kildare," she said.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Indeed, “The Portrait of a Lady” led to a challenging, most unlikely role for TV’s Dr. Kildare: Hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2025

Richard Chamberlain, who has died today at the age of 90, shot to fame as TV heartthrob Dr Kildare in the 1960s.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2025

Prowling around the Tijuana jockeys’ room in reassuringly medical-looking Dr. Kildare attire, Frenchy was the self-appointed mad scientist of the racing world.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training