balbriggan

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/bælˈbɹɪɡn̩/

noun

An unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear.

OriginIrish Baile Brigín →
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Meanings

balbriggan1

nounbalbriggan (countable and uncountable, plural balbriggans)

plural balbriggans

  1. countableuncountableAn unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear.

Balbriggan2

proper noun
  1. A town in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2064).

Origin

balbriggan · noun

From Balbriggan, a place in Ireland.

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Balbriggan · proper noun

  1. IrishBaile Brigín
  2. EnglishBalbriggan

From Irish Baile Brigín.

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Translations

Irish Baile Brigín
  • Baile Brigíntown in Fingal
Cite this entry
APA

balbriggan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balbriggan

MLA

“balbriggan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balbriggan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balbriggan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balbriggan.

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