Hibernia
[hahy-bur-nee-uh] /haɪˈbɜr ni ə/
noun, Latin.
1.
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/haɪˈbɜːnɪə; hɪˈbɜːnɪə/
noun
1.
the Roman name for Ireland
Roman name for Ireland, from Old Celtic *Iveriu “Ireland” (see Irish). Form altered in Latin as though it meant “land of winter” (see hibernation).
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[hahy-bur-nee-uh n] /haɪˈbɜr ni ən/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish. noun 2. a native of Ireland. /haɪˈbɜːnɪən; hɪˈbɜːnɪən/ adjective 1. of or relating to Ireland or its inhabitants noun 2. a native or inhabitant of Ireland 1630s (adj.), 1709 (n.); see Hibernia + -ian. Related: Hibernianism.
- Hibernicism
[hahy-bur-nuh-siz-uh m] /haɪˈbɜr nəˌsɪz əm/ noun 1. an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish. /haɪˈbɜːnɪˌsɪzəm/ noun 1. an Irish expression, idiom, trait, custom, etc
- Hibernicize
[hahy-bur-nuh-sahyz] /haɪˈbɜr nəˌsaɪz/ verb (used with object), Hibernicized, Hibernicizing. 1. to make Irish in character.
- Hiberno-
/haɪˈbɜːnəʊ; hɪˈbɜːnəʊ/ combining form 1. denoting Irish or Ireland: Hiberno-English
- Hiberno-English
[hahy-bur-noh-ing-glish or, often, -lish] /haɪˈbɜr noʊˈɪŋ glɪʃ or, often, -lɪʃ/ noun 1. Also called Anglo-Irish. the English language as spoken in Ireland. adjective 2. of or relating to Hiberno-English.