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Proper Noun

1. 1
   The capital city of Ireland.
2. 2
   A traditional county of Ireland, now divided into the City of Dublin and three counties; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.
3. 3
   The government of the Republic of Ireland. metonymically
4. 4
   A small town in South Australia.
5. 5
   A village in the Gomel Region, Belarus.

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   A community in the municipality of West Perth, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
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   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
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   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Alameda County, California.
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   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lake County, Florida.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Laurens County, Georgia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hartford County, Maryland.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Swift County, Minnesota.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Barton County, Missouri.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A former neighborhood in the city of Paterson, New Jersey.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Bladen County, North Carolina.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Franklin County, Delaware County and Union County, Ohio.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Erath County, Texas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Pulaski County, Virginia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; The former name of Royal, an unincorporated community in Beaufort County, North Carolina.

Synonyms

All synonyms

capital of irelandirish capital

Example

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"Dublin is the capital of Ireland."

Etymology

From Middle Irish Dublind, from dub (“black”) + lind (“pond”).

Related phrases

Dublin Bay prawnDublin CastleDublin Mean TimeDublin RegulationDublin troutcounty seatdún laoghaire rathdownlaurens countyrepublic of irelandsouth dublin

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