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Meaning of "Offaly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFFALY

Offaly  [ˈɒfəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFALY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Offaly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OFFALY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Offaly

County Offaly

County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 76,687 according to the 2011 census.

Definition of Offaly in the English dictionary

The definition of Offaly in the dictionary is an inland county of E central Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province: formerly an ancient kingdom, which also included parts of Tipperary, Leix, and Kildare. County town: Tullamore. Pop: 63 663. Area: 2000 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFFALY


anencephaly
ˌænenˈsefəlɪ
awfully
ˈɔːfəlɪ
deceitfully
dɪˈsiːtfəlɪ
fruitfully
ˈfruːtfəlɪ
homophyly
hɒˈmɒfəlɪ
lustfully
ˈlʌstfəlɪ
macrocephaly
ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
manfully
ˈmænfəlɪ
masterfully
ˈmɑːstəfəlɪ
microcephaly
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
mournfully
ˈmɔːnfəlɪ
neglectfully
nɪˈɡlɛktfəlɪ
plagiocephaly
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
purposefully
ˈpɜːpəsfəlɪ
resourcefully
rɪˈsɔːsfəlɪ
sinfully
ˈsɪnfəlɪ
sorrowfully
ˈsɒrəʊfəlɪ
soulfully
ˈsəʊlfəlɪ
unfaithfully
ʌnˈfeɪθfəlɪ
unmercifully
ʌnˈmɜːsɪfəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFFALY

Offa
offal
offbeat
offcast
offcut
Offenbach

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFFALY

acromegaly
anomaly
bialy
brachycephaly
cardiomegaly
charcoaly
coaly
gravity anomaly
Healy
hepatomegaly
hydrocephaly
Italy
magnetic anomaly
mealy
mean anomaly
paly
scaly
shaly
splenomegaly
Thessaly

Synonyms and antonyms of Offaly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Offaly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFFALY

Find out the translation of Offaly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Offaly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Offaly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奥法利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Offaly
570 millions of speakers

English

Offaly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Offaly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أوفالي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Оффали
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Offaly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Offaly স্বাগতম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Offaly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Offaly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Offaly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オファリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팔리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Offaly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Offaly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Offaly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑफलाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Offaly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Offaly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Offaly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Оффалі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Offaly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Offaly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Offaly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Offaly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Offaly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Offaly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFALY»

The term «Offaly» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFALY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Offaly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Offaly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Offaly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFALY»

Discover the use of Offaly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Offaly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Galway, Westmeath and Offaly, Ireland: Frommer's ShortCuts
This Frommer's ShortCuts to Galway, Westmeath and Offaly, Ireland includes: The Galway Bay Coast, Galway City, The Aran Islands, Connemara, Eastern Galway, Westmeath, and Offaly. Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts.
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2011
2
Living Under Thatch: Vernacular Architecture in Co. Offaly
A celebration of traditional thatched houses.
Barry O'Reilly, 2004
3
Georgina Campbells Ireland 07
At the heart of the old Ely O'Carroll territory, Offaly is Ireland's most sky-minded county. In the grounds of Birr Castle, there's the Parsons family's famous restored 1845-vintage 1.83m astronomical telescope – rated one of the Seven Wonders of  ...
Georgina Campbell, 2006
4
The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing: Irish women's ...
from: COUNTY. KILDARE. ARCHAEOLOGICAL. SOCIETY. JOURNAL. (1899- 1902). [Another woman who withstood an attack on her home during the Confederate War, 1641-53, was Lettice Fitzgerald, Baroness of Offaly.This account ...
Angela Bourke, 2002
5
Encyclopedia of Tudor England
Known to history as “Silken Thomas,” Thomas Fitzgerald, Lord Offaly and 10th Earl of Kildare, was the leader of the Kildare Rebellion, an uprising that briefly threatened English rule in Ireland. The son of Gerald Fitzgerald, ninth Earl of Kildare ...
John A. Wagner, Susan Walters Schmid, 2012
6
Local Elections 2009 - Volume 1 City & County Councils
Retained his seat in1999, 2004 and 2009. Elected to Tullamore TC 1985, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009. Contested 1989 Dail election in Laois-Offaly. MOLLY BUCKLEY (FG) Moylena, Clara Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly; Tel: 057 9341357; ...
Seán Donnelly
7
Ireland
COUNTY OFFALY Apart from the magnificent ecclesiastical city of Clonmacnoise, the green and watery county of Offaly doesn't feature on many tourists' itineraries, but this hidden gem of Ireland is also home to atmospheric Georgian towns, ...
Fionn Davenport, 2010
8
Elections 2011
LAOIS–OFFALY. TDs. 2011. CHARLIE FLA1AGA1 (FG) Glenlahan, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois; Tel: 057 8660707; Mobile: 087 2578450 Constituency Office: Lismard Court, Portlaoise, Co. Laois; Tel: 057 8620232; Leinster House: ...
Seán Donnelly
9
Tackling Health Inequalities Locally
West. and. South. Offaly. Building. Healthy. Communities. (BHC). Project. Figure : The West Offaly Model of Rural Population HealthINFLUENC. This project operates in the rural area of west and south County Offaly. The area has several small ...
Combat Poverty Agency
10
Geography of County Offaly: Archaeological Sites in County ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFALY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Offaly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Offaly boss Pat Flanagan fears another Fermanagh ambush
4 July 2015; Offaly manager Pat Flanagan. GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship, Round 2A, Offaly v Kildare. O'Connor Park ... «Herald.ie, Jul 15»
2
Central axis at back could swing things back in Galway's favour
Galway's qualified for a fifth final in six years with a comfortable win over Offaly. The defence was settled but they were stung by two goals in 90 ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Cork likely to seize opportunity to make amends against Kildare
Wins over Offaly and then Longford have left Jason Ryan's team in a buoyant frame of mind, and while the 19-point defeat to Dublin might be ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Football qualifiers - 10 key statistics
The 11 counties (excluding Kilkenny who don't compete) who have not found their way to any quarter-final are: Carlow, Longford, Louth, Offaly, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
'Cheddar' the right man to lead Laois forward - Reilly
"The workrate against Offaly, if we had played any team at all we would have put it up to them but I suppose consistency is one thing. Against ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Time for revamp after 15 seasons of qualifiers
Even Offaly, a county that would have expected to exploit the second chance, have won only seven qualifiers. At the top end of the market, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Clare star Tony Kelly says Davy Fitzgerald has 'full backing' of …
Since winning the All-Ireland title in 2013, Clare have won just one Championship game, against Offaly a couple of months ago. However, Kelly ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Kildare must peak to have a squeak ...
... their brittle self-belief has been restored; a week earlier, they had looked far more nervy against Offaly when squeezing home by two points. «Herald, Jul 15»
9
Cloonan ends Galway hoodoo
Offaly were pushed close for long periods of their quarter-final clash against Derry but they had enough to set up a last four meeting with Cork. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
10
Kerry, Offaly and Carlow club hurling teams continue on road to …
In Offaly meanwhile and former All-Ireland finalists Kilcormac Killoughey's unbeaten record in the county senior championship is now at an incredible 27 games ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»

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