Walsh

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Irish surname from English. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in the town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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welcherwelshwelsh

Example

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""It’s a madhouse,” said Joan Walsh of Massachusetts, who cut her Florentine tour short with her husband, David Sibley, after the virus reportedly had infected more than 650 people and killed 17 as of late afternoon Thursday."

Etymology

From Middle English Walsch (“Welsh(man)”), from Old English wælisċ, variant of wīelisċ.

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Walsh Countyanglo norman

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