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Ireland vs Aran - What's the difference?

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ireland

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A large island in northwest Europe.
  • A republic occupying the majority-area of the island of Ireland, with Northern Ireland occupying the rest of the island. Also known as the Republic of Ireland since 1949.
  • A family surname.
  • Synonyms

    * (island) Emerald Isle, Erin, Eire (rare), (obsolete nickname) * (both) , Eire

    Derived terms

    * Republic of Ireland * Northern Ireland

    See also

    * * * Hiberno-English

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    aran

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A group of islands off the northwest coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the (Aran Islands).
  • The barony which contains these islands.
  • Quotations

    * 2007 , Hugo Hamilton, The Harbor Boys: A Memoir , page 147: *: The first thing we noticed going out to Aran was the light. It was coming from the opposite direction and felt strange. To us living in Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland, the world seemed to be turned around a full hundred and eighty degrees

    Derived terms

    * Aran weight

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