Dalriada

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proper noun

A Gaelic overkingdom that included parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ulster in Ireland, across the North Channel.

OriginOld Irish Dál Riata →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dalriata

  1. historicalA Gaelic overkingdom that included parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ulster in Ireland, across the North Channel.

Origin

  1. Old IrishDál Riata
  2. EnglishDalriada

Learned borrowing from Old Irish Dál Riata.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Dalriada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalriada

MLA

“Dalriada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalriada. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dalriada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalriada.

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