English Explanatory Dictionary

Connemara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountainous district of western County Galway, Ireland.
noun
  1. A pony of a particular breed native to this Irish district.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɑnəˈmɑɹə/ /ˌkɒnɪˈmɑːɹə/

Word forms

Connemara Connemaras

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Conamara, from Conmhaicne Mara (literally “the Conmhaicne of the sea”), a branch of an ancient native tribe named Conmhaicne (literally “descendants of Conmhac”).

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