English

edit

Pronunciation

edit
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

edit

the Emerald Isle

  1. A nickname for Ireland.
    • 1795, William Drennan, Erin iii:
      Nor one feeling of vengeance presume to defile
      The cause, or the men, of the Emerald Isle.
    • 1932, Amelia Earhart, “Across the Atlantic with the Friendship”, in The Fun of It, page 78:
      [] with our diminishing supply of gasoline, our situation might be serious. Minutes passed and we saw no Emer­ald Isle.

Synonyms

edit