Tralee

[ truh-lee ]

/ trəˈli /

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noun

a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.

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Words nearby Tralee

Trajan, traject, trajectory, Trakl, tra-la, Tralee, TRALI, tram, trama, tramadol, TRAM flap

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How to use Tralee in a sentence

"There was old Tim at Tralee," and he painted old Tim for me in a few swift strokes—red nose, creaking legs, and all.
Adventures and Enthusiasms|E. V. Lucas
What though his nose was red and his legs creaked, Tralee is no longer worth visiting, because Tim is not there.
Adventures and Enthusiasms|E. V. Lucas
The three young men had halted at the hedge tavern at Brocktown, where their road ran out of the road to Tralee.
The Wild Geese|Stanley John Weyman
But if he'll be so quick with his tongue in Tralee Market, he'll chance on one here and there that he'll not blarney so easily!
The Wild Geese|Stanley John Weyman

The town of Tralee lies about three miles from the harbour pier.
Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916|Karl Spindler

British Dictionary definitions for Tralee

Tralee

/ (trəˈliː) /

noun

a market town in SW Republic of Ireland, county town of Kerry, near Tralee Bay (an inlet of the Atlantic). Pop: 21 987 (2002)

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