name
Meaning 1
A county in the north-west of Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Donegal
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Ireland: /ˌdʌniˈɡɒːl/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/
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British, Southern, Standard: /ˌdɔnɪˈɡoːl/
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British, Southern, Standard: /ˌdʌnɪˈɡoːl/
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British, Southern, Standard: /ˈdʌnɪɡoːl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Northern-England: /ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/
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Northern-England: /ˌdʊnɪˈɡɔːl/
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Northern-England: /ˈdʊnɪɡɔːl/
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Scotland: /ˌdɔnɪˈɡɔl/
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Scotland: /ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔl/
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Scotland: /ˈdʌnɪɡɔl/
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US: /ˈdɑnɪɡɔl/
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US, cot-caught-merger: /ˈdɑnɪɡɑl/
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US: /ˈdɑnɪɡəl/
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rhymes with -ɔːl
name
Meaning 2
A town in County Donegal (Irish grid ref G 9278).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 3
A place in Canada:
A community in North Perth municipality, Perth County, Ontario.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A place in Canada:
A community in Bonnechere Valley township, Renfrew County, Ontario.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
A place in the United States:
A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 7
A place in the United States:
A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
A type of coarse tweed made in this county.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
A coat made from this tweed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the foreigners or strangers”).
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: دُونِيجَال (dūnigāl) — county in Ireland
- Chinese Mandarin: 多尼戈爾 /多尼戈尔 (Duōnígē'ěr) — county in Ireland
- Finnish: Donegal — county in Ireland
- Georgian: დონეგალი (donegali) — county in Ireland
- German: Donegal — county in Ireland
- Irish: Dún na nGall — county in Ireland
- Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall — county in Ireland
- Irish: Tír Chonaill — county in Ireland
- Italian: Donegal — county in Ireland
- Japanese: ドニゴール (Donigōru) — county in Ireland
- Japanese: ドニゴール州 (Donigōru-shū) — county in Ireland
- Korean: 도니골 (Donigol) — county in Ireland
- Korean: 도니골 주 (Donigol ju) — county in Ireland
- Macedonian: Донего́л (Donegól) — county in Ireland
- Manx: Doon ny Ghoal — county in Ireland
- Manx: Coontae Ghoon ny Ghoal — county in Ireland
- Russian: Донего́л (Donegól) — county in Ireland
- Scottish Gaelic: Dùn nan Gall — county in Ireland
- Ukrainian: Донего́л (Donehól) — county in Ireland
- Finnish: Donegal — town in county Donegal
- Irish: Dún na nGall — town in county Donegal
- Manx: Doon ny Ghoal — town in county Donegal
- Scottish Gaelic: Dùn nan Gall — town in county Donegal
Real reading context