Donegal

Don·e·gal
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Ireland/ˌdʌniˈɡɒːl/UK/ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/UK/ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl/UK/ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/

proper noun

A county in the north-west of Ireland.

OriginIrish Dún na nGall →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county in the north-west of Ireland.
  2. A town in County Donegal (Irish grid ref G 9278).
  3. A place in Canada:
    1. A community in North Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
    2. A community in Bonnechere Valley township, Renfrew County, Ontario.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
    2. A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
    3. A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
nounDonegal (countable and uncountable, plural Donegals)

plural Donegals

  1. countableuncountableA type of coarse tweed made in this county.
  2. broadlycountableuncountableA coat made from this tweed.

Origin

  1. IrishDún na nGall
  2. EnglishDonegal

Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the foreigners or strangers”).

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Translations

Arabic دُونِيجَال
  • دُونِيجَال (dūnigāl)county in Ireland
Chinese Mandarin 多尼戈爾 /多尼戈尔
  • 多尼戈爾 /多尼戈尔 (Duōnígē'ěr)county in Ireland
Finnish Donegal, Donegal
  • Donegalcounty in Ireland
  • Donegaltown in county Donegal
German Donegal
  • Donegalcounty in Ireland
Irish Dún na nGall, Contae Dhún na nGall
  • Dún na nGallcounty in Ireland
  • Contae Dhún na nGallcounty in Ireland
  • Tír Chonaillcounty in Ireland
  • Dún na nGalltown in county Donegal
Italian Donegal
  • Donegalcounty in Ireland
Japanese ドニゴール, ドニゴール州
  • ドニゴール (Donigōru)county in Ireland
  • ドニゴール州 (Donigōru-shū)county in Ireland
Korean 도니골, 도니골 주
  • 도니골 (Donigol)county in Ireland
  • 도니골 주 (Donigol ju)county in Ireland
Russian Донего́л
  • Донего́л (Donegól)county in Ireland
Scottish Gaelic Dùn nan Gall, Dùn nan Gall
  • Dùn nan Gallcounty in Ireland
  • Dùn nan Galltown in county Donegal
Ukrainian Донего́л
  • Донего́л (Donehól)county in Ireland

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Donegal

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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