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  • proper noun A nickname for Ireland.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

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Examples

  • Although I Sell the Dead is set in the foggy Irish countryside, during the 18th Century, the closest any of the actors got to the Emerald Isle was a rustic pub in Manhattan.

    Movie City News 2010

  • One of the only mixed drink with which we'll repeatedly toast the Emerald Isle is the Emerald.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2010

  • The Emerald Isle is a land of green hills with warm and friendly people, stately castles and introduces Ireland's natural beauty and hospitable culture.

    Postbulletin.com Local News 2009

  • One of the only mixed drink with which we'll repeatedly toast the Emerald Isle is the Emerald.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2009

  • One of the only mixed drink with which we'll repeatedly toast the Emerald Isle is the Emerald.

    Starpulse Entertainment News 2009

  • One of the only mixed drink with which we'll repeatedly toast the Emerald Isle is the Emerald.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2009

  • One of the only mixed drink with which we'll repeatedly toast the Emerald Isle is the Emerald.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2009

  • One of the only mixed drink with which we'll repeatedly toast the Emerald Isle is the Emerald.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2009

  • One of the only mixed drink with which we'll repeatedly toast the Emerald Isle is the Emerald.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2009

  • Every accent around Gaelic Park was a brogue from some corner of the Emerald Isle.

    An Irish Game on Bronx Soil Joshua Robinson 2011

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