Tyrone

[ tahy-rohn or, for 2, tahy-rohn ]

noun

a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
a male given name.

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The only rescuers were Glenn Doherty and Tyrone Woods, two former Navy SEALs.
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Gawker followed suit with a piece by Tyrone Palmer in September.
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Then, at around dawn, two well-aimed mortar shots killed two more former Navy SEALS, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.
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After a few minutes of this wretched nonsense, Tyrone Lewis sidles up to me and throws a hand on my shoulder.
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The man introduces himself as Tyrone Lewis, a singer of gospel music.
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Dr. Maxwell, rector of Tyrone, lived at this time near Armagh, and suffered greatly from these merciless savages.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
The Tyrone tuk a little orf'cer bhoy, but divil a bit was he in command, as I'll dimonstrate presintly.
Soldier Stories | Rudyard Kipling
They was not too impart'nint though, for the Tyrone was callin' wan to another to remimber Tim Coulan.
Soldier Stories | Rudyard Kipling
We was breast-on to thim, an' the Tyrone was yelpin' behind av us in a way I didn't see the lean av at first.
Soldier Stories | Rudyard Kipling
Half the Tyrone, knowin' the ould place, tuk ut up: so we called ut Silver's Theatre.
Soldier Stories | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for Tyrone

Tyrone

/ (tɪˈrəʊn) /

noun

a historical county of W Northern Ireland, occupying almost a quarter of the total area of Northern Ireland; in 1973 its administrative functions were devolved to several district councils

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