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kerry

1

[ker-ee]

noun

plural

kerries 
  1. one of an Irish breed of small, black dairy cattle.



Kerry

2

[ker-ee]

noun

  1. a county in W Munster province, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 1,815 sq. mi. (4,700 sq. km). Tralee.

  2. a male given name, form of Kerr.

Kerry

1

/ ˈkɛrɪ /

noun

  1. a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in W Munster province: mostly mountainous (including the highest peaks in Ireland), with a deeply indented coast and many offshore islands. County town: Tralee. Pop: 132 527 (2002). Area: 4701 sq km (1815 sq miles)

  2. a small black breed of dairy cattle, originally from Kerry

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Kerry

2

/ ˈkɛrɪ /

noun

  1. John Forbes . born 1943, US politician; unsuccessful Democratic Party candidate in the presidential election of 2004; secretary of state from 2013

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kerry1

1875–80; named after Kerry, home of the breed
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Example Sentences

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The alerts for counties Waterford, Cork, and Kerry come into effect later on Saturday, lasting until Sunday morning.

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When Kerry Dunstan and his partner set out to buy a new electric car this summer, one of the questions they asked was, "How's the battery?"

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Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and John Kerry have all been redeemed in the baptism of big-tent clemency, and Biden, in comparison, never suffered the same humiliations of these other characters.

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“Send prayers up for my former teammate mark.. sucks so much to see this,” Kerry Rhodes wrote.

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On Friday, the grandparents were handed life sentences, with minimum terms of 23 years for Michael Ives and 17 years for his wife Kerry.

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