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Armagh.

A city in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which is the county town (Irish grid ref H 8745).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɑɹˈmɑː/General-American, Hiberno-English, Northern/ɑːˈmɑː/Received-Pronunciation/aːɹˈmaː/Hiberno-English, Southern
  1. A city in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which is the county town (Irish grid ref H 8745).

  2. One of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- Proto-Celtic *ardwosder. Old Irish ard Old Irish Machae Old Irish Ard Machae Middle Irish Ard Macha Irish Ard Mhachabor. English Armagh From Irish Ard Mhacha (literally “height of Macha”).

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