"Meath" meaning in English

See Meath in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /miːð/
Rhymes: -iːð Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Irish Mide. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|mga:Mide|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle Irish", "term" : "Mide", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "mga" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Meath", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Meath"> Borrowed from Middle Irish Mide. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Meath
  1. A county of Ireland. Wikidata QID: Q183544 Categories (place): Counties of Ireland, Places in Ireland Synonyms: County Meath Translations (county): An Mhí [feminine] (Irish), Contae na Mí [masculine] (Irish), Contea di Meath [feminine] (Italian), Meath [masculine] (Italian), Midas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Mitas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Мит (Mit) [masculine] (Macedonian), Yn Vee [feminine] (Manx), Coontae ny Mee [masculine] (Manx), मीध (mīdh) (Marathi), Mide [masculine] (Middle Irish), Mide [masculine] (Old Irish), Meath Kontluğu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Meath-en-name-en:Q183544 Categories (other): County Meath, Ireland Disambiguation of 'county': 95 5
  2. (historical) A former kingdom in Ireland; a petty kingdom in central eastern Ireland that existed from the 1st to the 12th century CE Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Meath-en-name-wDNAZMZe Categories (other): Former polities, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Middle Irish translations, Terms with Old Irish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 80 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle Irish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Irish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: County Meath, County of Meath, Meath County, Royal Meath
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