Donegal

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Donegal

/ˌdʌniˈɡɒːl/ Ireland
/ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/ UK
/ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl/ UK
/ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/ UK
/ˌdɔnɪˈɡoːl/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌdʌnɪˈɡoːl/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈdʌnɪɡoːl/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/ Northern England
/ˌdʊnɪˈɡɔːl/ Northern England
/ˈdʊnɪɡɔːl/ Northern England
/ˌdɔnɪˈɡɔl/ Scotland
/ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔl/ Scotland
/ˈdʌnɪɡɔl/ Scotland
/ˈdɑnɪɡɔl/ US
/ˈdɑnɪɡɑl/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈdɑnɪɡəl/ US

Rhymes with -ɔːl

Where it comes from

Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the foreigners or strangers”).

proper noun

A county in the north-west of Ireland.
A town in County Donegal (Irish grid ref G 9278).
A community in North Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
A community in Bonnechere Valley township, Renfrew County, Ontario.
A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

noun Donegals

countable, uncountable A type of coarse tweed made in this county.
broadly, countable, uncountable A coat made from this tweed.

Translations

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name county in Ireland

한국어	도니골 Donigol, 도니골 주 Donigol ju
日本語	ドニゴール Donigōru, ドニゴール州 Donigōru-shū
中文	多尼戈爾 /多尼戈尔 Duōnígē'ěr
Deutsch	Donegal
Italiano	Donegal
Русский	Донего́л Donegól
العربية	دُونِيجَال dūnigāl

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@misc{donegal_2026,
  title = {Donegal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/donegal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}