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Garda

A member of the national police force of the Republic of Ireland, the Gardaí.

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A member of the national police force of the Republic of Ireland, the Gardaí.

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Word	Definition
policenoun	(law enforcement) A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.
policingnoun	Patrolling by the police.
guardnoun	A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
custodynoun	The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
irishnoun	(as plural) The Irish people.
irelandnoun	A country in northwestern Europe.
gardainoun	Alternative spelling of Gardaí. [The national police force of the Republic of Ireland.]
gardaínoun	(chiefly Ireland) Synonym of police generally.
guardsnoun	(Ireland) The Gardaí; the police force.
defence forcesnoun	(military, Ireland) The armed forces of the Republic of Ireland.
dublinnoun	The capital city of Ireland.
county kerrynoun	Synonym of Kerry, a county in Ireland.
green, white and goldnoun	(informal) The flag of the Republic of Ireland.
galwaynoun	A city in County Galway, Ireland.
royal irish constabularynoun	(historical) The Irish police force when Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
southern irelandnoun	The short-lived autonomous region of the United Kingdom established on 3 May 1921 and dissolved on 6 December 1922, superseded by the Irish Free State.
sirelandnoun	Alternative spelling of sire-land. [(poetic) A fatherland; an ancestral homeland.]
gaelgóirnoun	Alternative form of Gaeilgeoir [(Ireland) Someone who speaks Irish fluently or often.]
gaeilgeoirnoun	(Ireland) Someone who speaks Irish fluently or often.
county antrimnoun	Synonym of Antrim, a county in Northern Ireland.