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Dublin.

The capital city of Ireland.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdʌblən//ˈdʌblɪn//ˈdʊbᵊlən/Irish, especially
  1. The capital city of Ireland.

  2. A traditional county of Ireland, now divided into the City of Dublin and three counties; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.

  3. The government of the Republic of Ireland.

    metonymically
  4. A small town in South Australia.

  5. A village in the Gomel Region, Belarus.

  6. A community in the municipality of West Perth, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

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Where this word comes from

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

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