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Irish word

machaire

plain

nounfeminine/ˈmãxəɾʲə/

machaire means “plain” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈmãxəɾʲə/.

Definitions

  • field
  • battle
  • machair
  • battlefield

Mutation forms

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Base formmachaire
Séimhiúmhachaire

machaire in context

—In aimsir cogaidh no in aimsir achrainn inmheánaigh féadfidh an Ard-Chomhairle aon oifigeach de sna Fórsaí Cosanta do chur i gceannas na bhFórsaí sin go léir no i gceannas cuid acu ar an Machaire.

—In time of war or internal disorder the Executive Council may place any officer of the Defence Forces in command of the whole or any portion of those Forces in the Field.

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