Munster

//ˈmʌnstəɹ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The southernmost province of Ireland.
  2. 2
    A town in Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est, France.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cheese

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old Irish Mumu (in either dative Mumain or genitive Muman) + Old Norse staðr.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Munster or German Münster, ultimately from Alemannic German.

Related phrases

Munster cheese

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