Ireland

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Proto-Celtic *ɸīweriyū

Proto-Celtic *Φīweriyū?

Old Irish Ériuder.

Old English Īras

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Germanic *landą

Proto-West Germanic *land

Old English land

Old English Īrland

Middle English Irlond

English Ireland

From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland, from Old Irish Ériu + land. See Irish.

uncountable, usually A large island in northwestern Europe. The crux of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit issue lies in the fact it is a British territory on the island of Ireland, meaning it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member.
uncountable, usually A country in northwestern Europe. 'I am of Ireland, / And the Holy Land of Ireland, / And time runs on,' cried she. / 'Come out of charity, / Come dance with me in Ireland.'
uncountable, usually A surname.
uncountable, usually A hamlet in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1341).
uncountable, usually A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.