Ireland

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland. Perhaps also from Middle Irish Éire + -land, equivalent to Eire +‎ -land. Ultimately from Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”). See Irish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ (Ireland) (Dublin / East) IPA(key): [ˈɑɪɚlənd], [ˈʌɪɚlənd], [ˈəɪɚlənd], [ˈɑɚlənd] (West) IPA(key): [ˈaɪɚlənd] (General American) IPA(key): [ˈäɪɚɫɪ̈nd] (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈɑɪələnd] Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)lənd Hyphenation: Ire‧land === Proper noun === Ireland (usually uncountable, plural Irelands) A large island in northwestern Europe. A country in northwestern Europe. Synonyms: Republic of Ireland, Eire, Southern Ireland A surname. Other places named Ireland: A hamlet in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1341). A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana, United States. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. ==== Synonyms ==== (island): Emerald Isle (nation): Republic of Ireland, Southern Ireland (rare), Eire (dated, now sometimes offensive), Free State (dated, now chiefly Irish Republicanism) (both): Éire, Eire, Hibernia, Éireann, Éirinn, Erin, Wolfland (obsolete nickname), Scotia (archaic) Ivernia (archaic), Green Erin (dated, literary, poetic) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Irish ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: アイルランド (Airurando) → Tamil: அயர்லாந்து (ayarlāntu) → Telugu: ఐర్లాండు (airlāṇḍu), ఐర్లాండ్ (airlāṇḍ) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Hiberno-English === Anagrams === Ladnier, Reiland, lindera