dubliner

«dubliner» in Mova's school dictionary: from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a Dubliner, Dubliners)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who is from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there. tree →

2) «Dubliners» is also the name of a famous book of stories by James Joyce (1914) and of an Irish folk band, The Dubliners. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and everyday Irish life, a Dubliner is someone from Dublin; in literature, the book «Dubliners»; phrases: «a true Dubliner», «born a Dubliner».

examples

• My granny is a proud Dubliner. tree →
• Dubliners are famous for their sense of humour. tree →
• As a Dubliner, he knew every street in the city centre. tree →
• The Dubliners sang old Irish folk songs. tree →
• Lots of Dubliners walk along the River Liffey. tree →
• James Joyce wrote a book called «Dubliners». tree →

note

Capital D in normal writing: Dubliner (a proper noun). Ending -er means a person from a place, like Londoner or New Yorker. Dublin is in Ireland, not in the UK.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dubliner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.