Irish

adj.

Of or relating to Ireland or its people, language, or culture.

n.

1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Ireland.
2. 1. See Irish Gaelic.
   2. See Irish English.
3. Informal. Fieriness of temper or passion; high spirit.

[Middle English, from Old English Īras, the Irish.]

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
  Synonyms: Irish people, the Irish

Meaning #2: made in Ireland chiefly from barley
  Synonyms: Irish whiskey, Irish whisky

Meaning #3: the Celtic language of Ireland
  Synonym: Irish Gaelic

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The adjective Irish has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people
  Pertains to noun: Ireland (meaning #2)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - Irsk
n. - Irer, Irlænder

Nederlands (Dutch)
Ieren, Iers

Français (French)
adj. - irlandais
n. - Irlandais, (Ling) irlandais

Deutsch (German)
n. - Irisch, Iren
adj. - irisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (οι) Ιρλανδοί
n. - Ιρλανδός, ιρλανδική (γλώσσα)
adj. - ιρλανδικός, Ιρλανδός

Italiano (Italian)
irlandese

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - irlandeses (m pl)
n. - habitante (m) e língua (f) da Irlanda
adj. - irlandês

Русский (Russian)
ирландский народ, ирландский язык, ирландский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irlandeses, irlandés, de Irlanda
n. - irlandeses, irlandés

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - irländarna, irerna
n. - irländska (språket), iriska (språket)
adj. - irländsk, irisk, absurd (neds.), ologisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爱尔兰的, 爱尔兰人的, 爱尔兰人, 爱尔兰语

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 愛爾蘭的, 愛爾蘭人的
n. - 愛爾蘭人, 愛爾蘭語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아일랜드의, 아일랜드 사람의, 아일랜드 말의
n. - 아일랜드 말, 아일랜드 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アイルランド語, アイルランド人
adj. - アイルランドの, アイルランド人の, アイルランド語の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) الأيرلنديون (الاسم) اللغه الأيرلنديه, الشخص الأيرلندي (صفه) أيرلندي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אירי‬
n. - ‮אירי, אירית (שפה)‬

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irish	Irish Jewelry
the irish	chocolates irish