Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irish free state

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: irish free s-tate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An autonomous dominion under nominal British sovereignty that included most of the island of Ireland, created in 1922 as part of a treaty between the British government and Irish republicans.

Example Sentences

"The appearance of the pier was scarcely improved by these additions, or by the wooden huts and offices from time to time, especially after the establishment of the Irish Free State customs-post in 1922."

Inflected Forms

the Irish Free State (canonical)

Questions

What does irish free state mean?: An autonomous dominion under nominal British sovereignty that included most of the island of Ireland, created in 1922 as part of a treaty between the British government and Irish republicans.

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