Meanings
proper nounIreland (usually uncountable, plural Irelands)
plural Irelands
- uncountableusuallyA large island in northwestern Europe.
The crux of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit issue lies in the fact it is a British territory on the island of Ireland, meaning it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member.
2023 February 28, “UK’s Sunak in Northern Ireland after landing new Brexit trade deal”, in EFE, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2023Synonyms: Emerald Isle
- uncountableusuallyA country in northwestern Europe.
'I am of Ireland, / And the Holy Land of Ireland, / And time runs on,' cried she. / 'Come out of charity, / Come dance with me in Ireland.'
1931 August 19 (date written), W[illiam] B[utler] Yeats, “Words for Music Perhaps. XX. ‘I am of Ireland’.”, in The Winding Stair and Other Poems, London: Macmillan and Co., […], published December 1933, →OCLC, page 81Synonyms: Republic of Ireland, Eire, Southern Ireland
- uncountableusuallyA surname.
- Other places named Ireland:
- uncountableusuallyA hamlet in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1341).
- uncountableusuallyA community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- uncountableusuallyAn unincorporated community in Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
- uncountableusuallyAn unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA large island in northwestern Europe.
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proper nounA country in northwestern Europe.
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Origin
- Proto-Celtic*ɸīweriyū
- Proto-Celtic*Φīweriyū?
- Old IrishÉriu
- Old EnglishĪras
- Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*landą
- Proto-West Germanic*land
- Old Englishland
- Old EnglishĪrland
- Middle EnglishIrlond
- EnglishIreland
From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland, from Old Irish Ériu + land. See Irish.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Old Irish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Ierland, Ierland
- Ierlandisland
- Ierlandcountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Ancient Greek Ἰέρνη
- Ἰέρνη (Iérnē)island
Arabic أَيِرْلَنْدَا f or إِيرْلَنْدَا, أَيِرْلَنْدَا
- أَيِرْلَنْدَا f or إِيرْلَنْدَا (ʔayirlandā)island
- أَيِرْلَنْدَا (ʔayirlandā)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Basque Irlanda
- Irlandaisland
Bengali আয়ারল্যান্ড, আয়ারল্যান্ড
- আয়ারল্যান্ড (aẏarolênḍ)island
- আয়ারল্যান্ড (aẏarolênḍ)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Bulgarian Ирла́ндия, Е́йре
- Ирла́ндия (Irlándija)island
- Е́йре (Éjre)island
- Ирла́ндия (Irlándija)country — see also Republic of Ireland
- Е́йре (Éjre)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Catalan Irlanda, Irlanda
- Irlandaisland
- Irlandacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Chinese Cantonese 愛爾蘭 /爱尔兰
- 愛爾蘭 /爱尔兰 (oi³ ji⁵ laan⁴)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Chinese Mandarin 愛爾蘭島 /爱尔兰岛, 愛爾蘭 /爱尔兰
- 愛爾蘭島 /爱尔兰岛 (Ài'ěrlán Dǎo)island
- 愛爾蘭 /爱尔兰 (Ài'ěrlán)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Czech Irsko, Irsko
- Irskoisland
- Irskocountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Danish Irland, Irland
- Irlandisland
- Irlandcountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Dutch Ierland, Ierland
- Ierlandisland
- Ierlandcountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Esperanto Irlando
- Irlandoisland
Estonian Iirimaa, Iirimaa
- Iirimaaisland
- Iirimaacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
- Iiricountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Finnish Irlanti, Irlanti
- Irlantiisland
- Irlanticountry — see also Republic of Ireland
French Irlande, Irlande
- Irlandeisland
- Irlandecountry — see also Republic of Ireland
German Irland, Irland
- Irlandisland
- Irlandcountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Greek Ιρλανδία, Ιρλανδία
- Ιρλανδία (Irlandía)island
- Ιρλανδία (Irlandía)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Hawaiian ʻIlelani
- ʻIlelaniisland
Hebrew אִירְלַנְד, אִירְלַנְד
- אִירְלַנְד (írland)island
- אִירְלַנְד (írland)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Hindi आयरलैंड, आयरलैण्ड
- आयरलैंड (āyarlaiṇḍ)island
- आयरलैण्ड (āyarlaiṇḍ)island
- आयरलैंड (āyarlaiṇḍ)country — see also Republic of Ireland
- आयरलैण्ड (āyarlaiṇḍ)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Hungarian Írország, Írország
- Írországisland
- Írországcountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Icelandic Írland, Írland
- Írlandisland
- Írlandcountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Indonesian Irlandia
- Irlandiaisland
Irish Éire, Éirinn
- Éireisland
- Éirinnisland
- Banbhaisland
- Fódhlaisland
- Éirecountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Italian Irlanda, Irlanda
- Irlandaisland
- Irlandacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Japanese アイルランド, アイルランド
- アイルランド (Airurando)island
- アイルランド (Airurando)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Korean 아일랜드, 아일랜드
- 아일랜드 (Aillaendeu)island
- 아일랜드 (Aillaendeu)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Latin Hī̆bernia, Hī̆bernia
- Hī̆berniaisland
- Hī̆berniacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Latvian Īrija, Īrija
- Īrijaisland
- Īrijacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Lithuanian Airija, Airija
- Airijaisland
- Airijacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Malay Ireland
- Irelandisland
Māori Airangi, Airani
- Airangiisland
- Airaniisland
Norwegian Bokmål Irland, Irland
- Irlandisland
- Irlandcountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Polish Irlandia, Irlandia
- Irlandiaisland
- Irlandiacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Portuguese Irlanda, Irlanda
- Irlandaisland
- Irlandacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Punjabi ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡ, ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡ
- ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡ (āiralaiṇḍ)island
- ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡ (āiralaiṇḍ)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Romanian Irlanda, Irlanda
- Irlandaisland
- Irlandacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Russian Ирла́ндия, Э́йре
- Ирла́ндия (Irlándija)island
- Э́йре (Éjrɛ)island
- Ирла́ндия (Irlándija)country — see also Republic of Ireland
- Э́йре (Éjrɛ)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Scottish Gaelic Èirinn
- Èirinnisland
Slovak Írsko, Írsko
- Írskoisland
- Írskocountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Spanish Irlanda, Irlanda
- Irlandaisland
- Irlandacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Swahili Ayalandi, Ayalandi
- Ayalandiisland
- Ayalandicountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Swedish Irland, Irland
- Irlandisland
- Irlandcountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Tagalog Irlanda, Irlanda
- Irlandaisland
- Irlandacountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Tamil அயர்லாந்து, அயர்லாந்து
- அயர்லாந்து (ayarlāntu)island
- அயர்லாந்து (ayarlāntu)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Thai ไอร์แลนด์, ไอร์แลนด์
- ไอร์แลนด์ (ai-lɛɛn)island
- ไอร์แลนด์ (ai-lɛɛn)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Turkish İrlanda
- İrlandaisland
Ukrainian Ірла́ндія, Е́йре
- Ірла́ндія (Irlándija)island
- Е́йре (Éjre)island
- Ірла́ндія (Irlándija)country — see also Republic of Ireland
- Е́йре (Éjre)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Urdu آئِرْلَینْڈ, آیَرْلَینْڈ
- آئِرْلَینْڈ (āirlainḍ)island
- آیَرْلَینْڈ (āyarlainḍ)island
- آئِرْسْتان (āirstān)island
- آئِرْلَینْڈ (āirlainḍ)country — see also Republic of Ireland
- آیَرْلَینْڈ (āyarlainḍ)country — see also Republic of Ireland
- آئِرْسْتان (āirstān)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Vietnamese Ái Nhĩ Lan, Ai-len
- Ái Nhĩ Lanisland
- Ai-lenisland
- Ái Nhĩ Lancountry — see also Republic of Ireland
- Ai-lencountry — see also Republic of Ireland
Welsh Iwerddon
- Iwerddonisland
Yiddish אירלאַנד, אירלאַנד
- אירלאַנד (irland)island
- אירלאַנד (irland)country — see also Republic of Ireland
Zulu I-Ayilendi
- I-Ayilendiisland
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
Ireland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ireland
MLA
“Ireland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ireland. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ireland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ireland.
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