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Eirean

(British, obsolete, rare, deprecated) A citizen of Eire.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British, obsolete, rare, deprecated) A citizen of Eire.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British, obsolete, deprecated) of the state called Eire or the Republic of Ireland, as distinct from the island of Ireland.

Origin: From . "Éire" is the official Irish-language name of the state under its 1937 Constitution. In the United Kingdom "Eire" was used in English, officially until 1949 and unofficially for decades longer. The adjective "Eirean" was invented accordingly. See w:names of the Irish state. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Eirean means: of the state called Eire or the Republic of Ireland, as distinct from the island of Ireland.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.

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Eirean means: of the state called Eire or the Republic of Ireland, as distinct from the island of Ireland.. Register: archaic, historical. Almost never used today; you will find it only in older texts, dictionaries of dialect, or historical writing. Avoid in active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.

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