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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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They last scored so many in a 6-1 win over Brighton three years ago and had previously put five past Hibernian in the Europa Conference League in 2023.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

They began the new season with a draw at Dundee United and a defeat to Hibernian, leaving McInnes winless in his first two Premiership matches as manager.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

Hibernian have the potential to push hard for third, but consistency problems follow them around year upon year.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

On the spot near the Steinach where once had stood, the simple cell of the Hibernian hermit, and where he had fought with bears, goblins and water-fairies, a spacious monastery had been built.

From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Joseph Victor von Scheffel

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

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

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

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

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