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Definition of Irish adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Irish

adjective
 
/ˈaɪrɪʃ/
 
/ˈaɪrɪʃ/
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  1. of or connected with Ireland, its people or its language
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIrish is used with these nouns:
    • blood
    • coffee
    • descent
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English Īr- (stem of Īras ‘the Irish’ and Īrland ‘Ireland’, obscurely related to Hibernian) + -ish.
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