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hibernian
CIDE DICTIONARY
hibernian, a. [L. Hibernia, Ireland.].
Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hibernian, adj. & n. archaic poet.
--adj. of or concerning Ireland.
--n. a native of Ireland.
--adj. of or concerning Ireland.
--n. a native of Ireland.
Etymology
L Hibernia, Iverna f. Gk Ierne f. OCelt.
ROGET THESAURUS
hibernian
Inhabitant
N inhabitant, resident, residentiary, dweller, indweller, addressee, occupier, occupant, householder, lodger, inmate, tenant, incumbent, sojourner, locum tenens, commorant, settler, squatter, backwoodsman, colonist, islander, denizen, citizen, burgher, oppidan, cockney, cit, townsman, burgess, villager, cottager, cottier, cotter, compatriot, backsettler, boarder, hotel keeper, innkeeper, habitant, paying guest, planter, native, indigene, aborigines, autochthones, Englishman, John Bull, newcomer, aboriginal, American, Caledonian, Cambrian, Canadian, Canuck, downeaster, Scot, Scotchman, Hibernian, Irishman, Welshman, Uncle Sam, Yankee, Brother Jonathan, garrison, crew, population, people, colony, settlement, household, mir, indigenous, native, natal, autochthonal, autochthonous, British, English, American, Canadian, Irish, Scotch, Scottish, Welsh, domestic, domiciliated, domiciled, naturalized, vernacular, domesticated, domiciliary, in the occupation of, garrisoned by, occupied by.For further exploring for "hibernian" in Webster Dictionary Online