Dublin

American  

[duhb-lin] / ˈdʌb lɪn /

noun

1. Gaelic Baile Àtha Cliath.  a seaport in and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the E part, on the Irish Sea.

2. a county in E Republic of Ireland. 356 sq. mi. (922 sq. km). Dublin.

3. a city in central Georgia.

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Dublin British  

/ ˈdʌblɪn /

noun

1. Gaelic name: Baile Átha Cliath.  the capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay : under English rule from 1171 until 1922; commercial and cultural centre; contains one of the world's largest breweries and exports whiskey, stout, and agricultural produce. Pop: 1 004 614 (2002)

2. a county in E Republic of Ireland, in Leinster on the Irish Sea: mountainous in the south but low-lying in the north and centre. County seat: Dublin. Pop: 1 122 821 (2002). Area: 922 sq km (356 sq miles)

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Dublin Cultural  

1. Capital and major port of the Republic of Ireland and the largest city in the country; located on the Irish Sea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

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As the intellectual and cultural center of Ireland, Dublin was a stronghold of Irish nationalism, the birthplace of renewed interest in the Irish language and Irish literature, and home to writers such as James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, and William Butler Yeats.

Example Sentences

“Ulysses” begins in the Martello tower in Sandycove, Dublin, where Gogarty and Joyce were briefly housemates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The first is the year that Joyce left Dublin for a wanderer’s life in Europe; the second marks the placing of the novel’s final period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He’d never held statewide office when he was elected to Congress after a career that included serving on the Dublin City Council and working as a criminal prosecutor for Alameda County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Clannad performed their farewell concert in Dublin in 2023, on the 50th anniversary of the release of their debut album.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It took Root longer than expected to reach Dublin.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer