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Irish

DEFINITIONS OF: Irish

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adj of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people

n people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

Synonyms:
Irish people
Type of:
country, land, nation
the people who live in a nation or country

n the Celtic language of Ireland

Synonyms:
Irish Gaelic
Types:
Old Irish
Irish Gaelic up to about 1100
Middle Irish
Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500
Type of:
Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic
any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland

n whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley

Synonyms:
Irish whiskey, Irish whisky
Types:
poteen
unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey
Type of:
whiskey, whisky
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
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