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Connemara

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌkɑnəˈmɑɹə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnɪˈmɑːɹə/
  • rhymes with -ɑːɹə

1

name

Meaning 1

A mountainous district of western County Galway, Ireland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A pony of a particular breed native to this Irish district.

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History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُونِّيمَارَا (kūnnīmārā) — district of western County Galway
  • Catalan: Conamara — district of western County Galway
  • Chinese Mandarin: 康尼馬拉 /康尼马拉 — district of western County Galway
  • Chinese Mandarin: 康尼瑪拉 /康尼玛拉 (Kāngnímǎlā) — district of western County Galway
  • Esperanto: Konemaro — district of western County Galway
  • French: Connemara — district of western County Galway
  • Greek: Κονεμάρα (Konemára) — district of western County Galway
  • Hebrew: קוֹנֶמָארָה (Konemára) — district of western County Galway
  • Irish: Conamara — district of western County Galway
  • Italian: Connemara — district of western County Galway
  • Japanese: コネマラ山地 (Konemara-sanchi) — district of western County Galway
  • Japanese: コネマラ (Konemara) — district of western County Galway
  • Korean: 코네마라 (Konemara) — district of western County Galway
  • Lithuanian: Konamara — district of western County Galway
  • Manx: Conamara — district of western County Galway
  • Russian: Коннема́ра (Konnemára) — district of western County Galway