Irish Word of the Day
ceantar
KYAN-tar • noun — 22nd of May, 2026
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Meaning: area; district; neighborhood
Examples
- Tá an ceantar seo glan agus cairdiúil.
(This area is clean and friendly.) - Tá bialann nua sa cheantar.
(There is a new restaurant in the area.) - An bhfuil tú i do chónaí sa cheantar sin?
(Do you live in that neighborhood?)
Synonyms
- réigiún
- limistéar
Ceantar is commonly used to talk about a local area, district, or neighborhood. You will often hear it with the definite article or prepositions (e.g. 'sa cheantar' = 'in the area'); note the initial consonant usually lenites after 'sa' or 'an' (ceantar -> cheantar).
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