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• Hibernian
  Hibernian

  adjective

  of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
• hibernian
  hibernian

  adjective

  of or relating to Ireland or its inhabitants

Hibernian

American  

[hahy-bur-nee-uhn] / haɪˈbɜr ni ən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.

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noun

1. a native of Ireland.

hibernian British  

/ haɪˈbɜːnɪən, hɪˈbɜːnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Ireland or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Ireland

Other Word Forms

• non-Hibernian
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Hibernian

First recorded in 1625–35; Latin Hiberni(a) “Ireland” + -an

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Example Sentences

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Hibernian hibernian

With fellow striker Youssef Chermiti expected to be out for a lengthy period after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage against Hibernian last month, McInnes is now left without his two leading strikers.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Aberdeen will go to Kilmarnock in an all top-flight tie, while Ross County welcome Hibernian to the Highlands.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Although Daizen Maeda had managed the feat in cup ties, this was the first hat-trick from a Celtic forward in the league since October 2022, when James Forrest hit three against Hibernian.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Andrews, now 19, can also play on the left and featured 10 times for the Sky Blues last season before spending the second half of 2025-26 on loan at Hibernian.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

It will be long before I forget these Irish, more especially their head, Dr. Gartland, a genuine scion of the good Hibernian tree, an accomplished scholar, and a courteous and high-minded gentleman. 

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow

Not because we used to be called dundee hibernian but because it will be another club to have won the Scottish Cup after Dundee in 1910.

From BBC ● May 19, 2012

An hibernian musician, who, like myself, was present for the first time at this concert of antimusic, exclaimed, "By Jasus but they stop out of tune to a nicety!"

From Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. by William Priest

There are lately hibernian, and german societies, who do all in their power, to mitigate the severity of these laws, and render their countrymen, during their servitude, as comfortable as possible.

From Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. by William Priest

But the old, simpler order of things had suffered more wrenches than one in this acrid congressional campaign, and the warring factions could unite only on the hibernian proposition that union was impossible.

From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther

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