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Irish (ī′ris̸h)

adjective

of Ireland or its people, language, or culture

Etymology: ME < OE Īrisc < Īras, the Irish < OIr Eriu, Ireland > Eire

noun

  1. the Celtic language spoken in Ireland
  2. the English dialect spoken in Ireland
  3. Informal temper: chiefly in get someone's Irish up, to arouse someone's temper
Irish Idioms

the Irish

the people of Ireland

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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