Sligo

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/ˈslaɪɡəʊ/

proper noun

A county of Ireland.

OriginIrish Sligeach →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county of Ireland.

    In the Workmans the other night, Connell told a girl he was from Sligo and she made a funny face and said: Yeah, you look like it.

    2018, Sally Rooney, “Three Months Later (November 2011)”, in Normal People
  2. A town in County Sligo, Ireland.

Origin

  1. IrishSligeach
  2. EnglishSligo

From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).

More words from Irish

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Translations

German Sligo, Sligo
  • Sligocounty
  • Sligotown
Irish Sligeach, Contae Shligigh
  • Sligeachcounty
  • Contae Shligighcounty
  • Sligeachtown
Russian Сла́йго, Сла́йго
  • Сла́йго (Slájgo)county
  • Сла́йго (Slájgo)town

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sligo

vitiligoimpetigointertrigo
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Anagrams

silog
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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