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Tuatha Dé Danaan

(to͞oˈə-hə dāˌ däˈnən)

plural noun
The pre-Christian gods of Ireland, sometimes represented as heroes or fairies.

Origin:

Origin: Old Irish, tribes of the goddess Dana

Origin: : tuatha

Origin: , pl. of túath, people, tribe

Origin: +

Origin: : genitive of goddess

Origin: + Danaan

Origin: , genitive of Dana, Dana (Celtic mother goddess)

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