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Dingle.

A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland and the peninsula on which it stands.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɪŋɡl̩/
  1. A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland and the peninsula on which it stands.

  2. An area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3687).

  3. A surname.

Where this word comes from

From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”).

noun/ˈdɪŋɡl̩/
  1. Someone from Barnsley

    Sheffield
Where this word comes from

From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”).

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