Kildare

Kil·dare
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US/kɪlˈdɛɹ/Ireland/kɪlˈdɛɚ/UK/kɪlˈdɛə/

proper noun

A county of Ireland.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in County Kildare (Irish grid ref N 7212).

Origin

  1. Old IrishCell Daro
  2. IrishCill Dara
  3. EnglishKildare

From Irish Cill Dara, from Old Irish Cell Daro (literally “Church of the Oak”).

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Translations

Irish Cill Dara, Contae Chill Dara
  • Cill Daracounty
  • Contae Chill Daracounty
  • Cill Daratown
Russian Ки́лдэр, Ки́лдэр
  • Ки́лдэр (Kíldɛr)county
  • Ки́лдэр (Kíldɛr)town

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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