"girleen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəɹˈliːn/ [Ireland], /ˈɡəːliːn/ [UK], /ɡəːˈliːn/ [UK] Forms: girleens [plural]
Etymology: From girl + -een. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|girl|een}} girl + -een Head templates: {{en-noun}} girleen (plural girleens)
  1. (Ireland) A young woman, a girl. Tags: Ireland Related terms: maneen

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013, Eimear McBride, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, Faber & Faber, published 2014, page 67",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡəːliːn/",
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      "ipa": "/ɡəːˈliːn/",
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