Front | Hibernian \hie-BUR-nee-uhn\ |
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Back | adjective 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish. noun 2. A native of Ireland. [From Hibernia, the Latin name for Ireland. The word hibernate is from Latin hibernare (to spend the winter). Earliest documented use: 1632.] "This lively bar is long on Hibernian charm, and patrons are smitten with the pub's thick Irish stew." - Indianapolis Monthly; Sep 2008. |
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