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Irish Free State

American  

noun

  1. former name of the Republic of Ireland.


Irish Free State British  

noun

  1. a former name (1921–37) for the (Republic of) 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

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Charlie was born just a few months before the Irish Free State - as it was then known - played its first international football match.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

In 1922, the Irish Free State was created through the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

In the Irish Free State, the King remained sovereign and parliamentarians had to take an oath of allegiance to him, but the ties with London were radically loosened by the 1921 treaty.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2022

Brian O’Doherty was born on May 4, 1928, in Ballaghaderreen, a town in the northwestern part of what was then called the Irish Free State.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2022

He’s from the North and he leaves you here to get the relief from the Irish Free State.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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