Definition of Éire

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Eire
n. Ireland; former name of the Republic of Ireland (Irish)

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Éire Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Eire
(n.)
Air.
  

WordNet 2.0
Eire
Noun
1. a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
(synonym) Ireland, Irish Free State
(hypernym) European country, European nation
(hyponym) Cork
(member-holonym) British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations
(part-holonym) Ireland, Hibernia, Emerald Isle
(part-meronym) Dublin, Irish capital, capital of Ireland
(class) Continuity Irish Republican Army, CIRA, Continuity Army Council

Anagram
eire
  erie

hEnglish - advanced version
eire
eire
\eire\ (?), n. air. [obs.]

Irish Gaelic words and phrases
Éire (éirinn)
Ireland


Éire Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

CIA World Factbook 2005
Ireland

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Background
Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the United Kingdom. In 1948 Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups. A peace settlement for Northern Ireland, known as the Good Friday Agreement and approved in 1998, is being implemented with some difficulties.

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    • Éire Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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    Éire Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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    Éire
    This article is about the Irish-language name of the island called Ireland and state called Republic of Ireland. For the state, see Republic of Ireland. For other uses of Ireland, see Ireland (disambiguation). "Eire" is sometimes a misspelling for Erie, q.v.
    Éire (pronounced ) is the Irish (Gaeilge) name of the island called Ireland in the English language. Éire is the nominative form in modern Irish of the name for the goddess called Ériu in Old Irish, a mythical figure who helped the Gaels conquer Ireland as described in the Book of Invasions. Éire is still used in the Irish language today to refer to the island of Ireland as well as the Republic of Ireland - as well as the goddess. The dative form Éirinn is anglicized as Erin, which is occasionally used as a poetic name for Ireland in English, and has also become a common feminine name in English. The name "Éire" features on all Irish coinage (and Irish euro coins), postage stamps, passports and other official state documents issued since 1937 — for instance the  Official Seal of the President of Ireland. Before then, "Saorstát Éireann", the Irish translation of Irish Free State, was used except for postage stamps which regularly used "Éire" during the Irish Free State era in both definitive and special issues.

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