Eire

UK: /ˈɛərə/ US: (âr′ə, ī′rə, âr′ē, ī′rē)

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Eir•e  (âr′ə, ī′rə, âr′ē, ī′rē), n. 

1. Place Names the Irish name of Ireland. 
2. Place Names a former name (1937–49) of the Republic of Ireland. 

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Ire•land  (ī^ər′lənd), n. 

1. Place Names, Biographical John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
2. Place Names Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British Isles, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 4,991,556;
   32,375 sq. mi. (83,850 sq. km).
3. Place Names Republic of. Formerly, Irish Free State (1922–37), Eire (1937–49). a republic occupying most of the island of Ireland. 3,555,500;
   27,137 sq. mi. (70,285 sq. km). Cap.: Dublin. Irish, Eire. 
4. Heraldry a coat of arms blazoned as follows: Azure, a harp or stringed argent.

Ire′land•er, n. 

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Éire / ˈɛərə/ noun

1. the Irish Gaelic name for Ireland1
2. a former official name (1937–49) for Republic of Ireland