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

One Friday night last year, Akylah Cox and her boyfriend took a red-eye flight from Pennsylvania to Dublin for a whirlwind adventure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

With the help of credit card points and a travel credit, Cox’s trip to Dublin was just under $450.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Antoin Duffy, with an address at Braade, Kincasslagh, County Donegal, was extradited from Scotland and arrested at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnell in Dublin.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

With help from Duke, Bior had secured a spot for the spring semester at a college in Dublin in another study-abroad program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Miep was so excited when I told her I was flying to Dublin to spend time with Zlata and her parents.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers