Meath

[ meeth, meeth ]

/ miθ, mið /

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noun

a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2,335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.

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Words nearby Meath

meat and drink to one, meat and potatoes, meat ax, meataxe, meatball, Meath, meathead, meat hook, meat house, meatloaf, meatman

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How to use Meath in a sentence

Then, groping for Franklin’s head, Peterson said, he felt dreadlocks and fired several rounds into the skull—by chance, at the same instant the wounded Meath also fired.
Minneapolis Police Were Cleared in the 2013 Killing of Terrance Franklin. A Video Complicates the Story—and Now the Case May Be Reopened|Josiah Bates|June 25, 2021|Time
As the officers told it, Meath was kneeing Franklin in the chest when Franklin lunged “like a football player” and knocked Meath across the room.
Minneapolis Police Were Cleared in the 2013 Killing of Terrance Franklin. A Video Complicates the Story—and Now the Case May Be Reopened|Josiah Bates|June 25, 2021|Time
Meath declined to comment on the film, or upon his motives in making it.
New Anti-Romney Video Attacks Bain Capital Work|Peter J. Boyer|January 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When Romney retained the services of SSG for his current presidential bid, Meath was not part of the team.
New Anti-Romney Video Attacks Bain Capital Work|Peter J. Boyer|January 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Meath declined to comment on his project, referring inquiries to the pro-Gingrich PAC Winning Our Future.
New Anti-Romney Video Attacks Bain Capital Work|Peter J. Boyer|January 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Meath had worked for the Romney campaign in 2008, creating much of the ad content for that failed effort.
New Anti-Romney Video Attacks Bain Capital Work|Peter J. Boyer|January 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Janet Marward, heiress and titular baroness of Skryne in Meath, a manor worth some 200l.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
The Bishop of Meath was assured by one of his flock that, "if the country wist how, they would eat you."
History of the English People|John Richard Green
But her experience of Montrose and Meath did not predispose her towards the provincial atmosphere.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne
In 1899 he succeeded his father to the title and the family estate in Meath, Ireland.
Five Plays|Edward John Dunsany
This Meath will be drinkable, when it is a fortnight or three weeks old.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened|Kenelm Digby

British Dictionary definitions for Meath

Meath

/ (miːð, miːθ) /

noun

a county of E Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province on the Irish Sea: formerly a kingdom much larger than the present county; livestock farming. County town: Trim. Pop: 134 005 (2002). Area: 2338 sq km (903 sq miles)

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