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Irish American
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English
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thumb|Notable Irish Americans (clockwise spiraling-in: John F. Kennedy, Mother Jones, George M. Cohan, James Michael Curley, Ed Sullivan, Eugene O'Neill, Victor Herbert, James Braddock and Michael J. McGivney
Alternative forms
en Irish-American
en Hiberno-American
en Hiberno American
Etymology
Irish + American
Pronunciation
en /ˈaɪəɹɪʃ əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/
Proper noun
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An American citizen with Irish ancestry or heritage
An Irish citizen who has immigrated to America
Adjective
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Of Irish American heritage or culture
Translations
American and Irish
Irish: ga Gael-Mheiriceánaigh
Japanese: ja アイルランド系アメリカ人 Airurandokeiamerikajin
Marathi: mr आयरिश अमेरिकन
Usage notes
Sometimes used in a derogatory sense by Irish people against Americans with little to no Irish heritage who still claim to be Irish (i.e. a Plastic Paddy)