Dublin

/ˈdʌblən/ name

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Definitions

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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  1. 6
    A community in the municipality of West Perth, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Alameda County, California.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lake County, Florida.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Laurens County, Georgia.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hartford County, Maryland.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Swift County, Minnesota.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Barton County, Missouri.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A former neighborhood in the city of Paterson, New Jersey.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Bladen County, North Carolina.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Franklin County, Delaware County and Union County, Ohio.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Erath County, Texas.
  20. 25
    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.

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capital city of irelandcapital of irelandcity of dublindublin dialectdublin englishdublin-based

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"Dublin is the capital of Ireland."

Etymology

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

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