Chiefly literary. A name for: Ireland.
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释义 | the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > Ireland > [noun] (17) Western Isle1557 Chiefly literary. A name for: Ireland. shamrockshire1689 a jocular name for Ireland. Teagueland1689 Ireland. Wolfland1692 a former nickname for Ireland. Green Island1797 (with the) Ireland. Green Isle1812 (with the) = Green Island n.; cf. Emerald Isle n. at emerald, n. compounds 4. the (old) sod1812 dialect. the (old) sod, one's native district or country; spec., Ireland. Paddyland1828 Ireland. (is)land of saints1888 Ecclesiastical. One of those persons who are formally recognized by the Church as having by their exceptional holiness of life attained an… Subcategories:— Republic (5) — Ulster (2) — mythical island (1) |
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