Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Irish English

American  

noun

  1. the English language as spoken in Ireland; Hiberno-English.


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.

Irish English, said Mr. Cotescu, who is Romanian and was the lead researcher on the Irish Alexa team, “is a hard one.”

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

The researchers turned to lists of surviving medieval texts—and those suspected to have been lost—written between 600 and 1450 C.E. in Dutch, French, Icelandic, Irish, English, and German.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 16, 2022

He and his friends were keenly aware of who was Irish, English, French, Yankee — the American melting pot is on full display.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2016

Her ancestry was "Scotch, Irish, English, French and Indian, and." says Grandma, "that's a good combination, isn't it?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Whether describing Irish, English, or fashionable life, she is always true to nature, always pure and elevated in tone.

From A History of English Prose Fiction by Tuckerman, Bayard

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Irish English" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com