English Explanatory Dictionary

Armagh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which is the county town (Irish grid ref H 8745).
  2. One of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland.

Pronunciation

/ɑɹˈmɑː/ /ɑːˈmɑː/ /aːɹˈmaː/

Word forms

Armagh

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- Proto-Celtic *ardwosder. Old Irish ard Old Irish Machae Old Irish Ard Machae Middle Irish Ard Macha Irish Ard Mhachabor. English Armagh From Irish Ard Mhacha (literally “height of Macha”).

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