Bantry

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proper noun

A town in West Cork, County Cork, Ireland.

OriginIrish Beanntraí ← Old Irish Benntraige →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in West Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
  2. A tiny city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.
  3. A locality in Alberta, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old IrishBenntraige“people of Benn”
  2. IrishBeanntraí
  3. EnglishBantry

From Irish Beanntraí, from Old Irish Benntraige (“people of Benn”). The North American place names derive from the Irish toponym.

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APA

Bantry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bantry

MLA

“Bantry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bantry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bantry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bantry.

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