irish republic

Questions about irish republic

What does irish republic mean?

irish republic means "a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921".

What is another word for irish republic?

Close synonyms include Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Eire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is irish republic a common word?

irish republic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.