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Hibernia

British  
/ haɪˈbɜːnɪə, hɪˈbɜːnɪə /

noun

  1. the Roman 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

Usage

This name is now used poetically

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As she faced federal charges for the Hibernia bank robbery, however, the Tania persona vanished.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2024

Reuters reported in April that NGP was exploring a sale of Tap Rock and Hibernia.

From Reuters Jun. 19, 2023

Hoping to calm matters, an Irish Catholic fireman rushed to the market from the nearby Hibernia Hose House, which had been celebrating the arrival of a new bell.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2021

Kehoe had been elected constable twice in Girardville, where he owned the Hibernia House saloon and was the leader or bodymaster of the borough’s branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

From Washington Times Jun. 30, 2018

Hibernia in this part being contracted, terminates in a narrow point.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

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