"IRE" meaning in English

See IRE in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} IRE
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of Ireland (Republic of Ireland). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Ireland (extra: Republic of Ireland)
    Sense id: en-IRE-en-name-CitS1Xga Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (historical) Initialism of Institute of Radio Engineers. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Institute of Radio Engineers Derived forms: IRE unit
    Sense id: en-IRE-en-name-KSUM1uxP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
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