Sligo

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Sligo

  • /ˈslaɪɡəʊ/

Rhymes with -aɪɡəʊ

Where it comes from

From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).

proper noun

  1. A county of Ireland. In the Workmans the other night, Connell told a girl he was from Sligo and she made a funny face and said: Yeah, you look like it.
  2. A town in County Sligo, Ireland.

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name county

DeutschSligo
РусскийСла́йго Slájgo

name town

DeutschSligo
РусскийСла́йго Slájgo

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"Sligo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sligo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Sligo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sligo

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"Sligo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sligo.

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@misc{sligo_2026,
  title = {Sligo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sligo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}