Hibernia

[ hahy-bur-nee-uh ]

/ haɪˈbɜr ni ə /

noun Latin.

Ireland.

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Pestilentia magna in Hibernia, adeo quod propter immensitatem mortalitatis vocabatur ab antiquis tertia, p. 24.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
Having now finished our survey of Albion, we shall describe the neighbouring country, Hibernia or Ireland, with the same brevity.
Old English Chronicles|Various
Ex omni dioecesi et qualibet parte hujus regni nostri Angliae, tam ex Wallia quam ex Hibernia.
Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
Our brethren will sail in the "Hibernia," from Liverpool, on the first of March.
The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, March 1835|Various

And the angel added: "What thou seest here shown, such shall be the people of Hibernia."
The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hibernia

Hibernia

/ (haɪˈbɜːnɪə, hɪˈbɜːnɪə) /

noun

the Roman name for Ireland

usage

This name is now used poetically

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Word Origin and History for hibernia

Hibernia

Roman name for Ireland, from Old Celtic *Iveriu "Ireland" (see Irish). Form altered in Latin as though it meant "land of winter" (see hibernation).

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