republic of ireland

Questions about republic of ireland

What does republic of ireland mean?

republic of ireland 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 republic of ireland?

Close synonyms include Ireland, Irish Republic, 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 republic of ireland a common word?

republic of ireland 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.