- a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in N Munster province: consists chiefly of an undulating plain with rich pasture and mountains in the south. County town: Limerick. Pop: 175 304 (2002). Area: 2686 sq km (1037 sq miles)
- a port in SW Republic of Ireland, county town of Limerick, at the head of the Shannon estuary. Pop: 86 998 (2002)
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Limerick /ˈlɪmərɪk/ n
lim•er•ick /ˈlɪmərɪk/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Poetrya kind of humorous poem in which lines one, two, and five rhyme, and lines three and four rhyme.
lim•er•ick
(lim′ər ik),USA pronunciation n.
Lim•er•ick (lim′ər ik),USA pronunciation n.
- Poetrya kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.
- 1895–1900; after Limerick; allegedly from social gatherings where the group sang "Will you come up to Limerick?'' after each set of verses, extemporized in turn by the members of the party
Lim•er•ick (lim′ər ik),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 100,865;
1037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km). - Place Namesits county seat: a seaport at the head of the Shannon estuary. 60,721.
- Sport[Angling.]a fishhook having a sharp bend below the barb.
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limerick /ˈlɪmərɪk/ n
- a form of comic verse consisting of five anapaestic lines of which the first, second, and fifth have three metrical feet and rhyme together and the third and fourth have two metrical feet and rhyme together
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