Meanings
proper noun
- A southern suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, well known for its racecourse (Irish grid ref O 2025).
Origin
From Irish Baile na Lobhar, town of the lepers. This later became Leperstown, which was corrupted to Leopardstown, erasing the leper connection.
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APA
Leopardstown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leopardstown
MLA
“Leopardstown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leopardstown. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leopardstown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leopardstown.
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