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Irish

noun
🔊/ˈaɪrɪʃ/
🔊/ˈaɪrɪʃ/
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  1. (also Irish Gaelic, Gaelic)
     the Celtic language of Ireland爱尔兰语；爱尔兰盖尔语 compare ErseTopics Languageb1
  2. the Irish
     [plural] the people of Ireland爱尔兰人
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English Īr- (stem of Īras ‘the Irish’ and Īrland ‘Ireland’, obscurely related to Hibernian) + -ish.

Irish

adjective
🔊/ˈaɪrɪʃ/
🔊/ˈaɪrɪʃ/
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  1. of or connected with Ireland, its people or its language爱尔兰的；爱尔兰人的；爱尔兰语的
    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.