Hibernian
[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.
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/haɪˈbɜːnəʊ; hɪˈbɜːnəʊ/ combining form 1. denoting Irish or Ireland: Hiberno-English
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