Clare Definition

kler
noun
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
A feminine name.
Webster's New World

A nun of the order of Saint Clare.

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pronoun
A male given name transferred from the surnames (much less common than the female name).
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A county in the Republic of Ireland.
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A town in the county of Cavan, Ireland.
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A surname​ derived from place names in England and Ireland, and from Old English clæg"clay" as an occupational name for a worker in clay.

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A female given name, often spelled Claire in the 20th century.

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verb

Eye dialect spelling of declare, representing African American Vernacular English.

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Other Word Forms of Clare

Noun

Singular:
Clare
Plural:
clares

Origin of Clare

  • Medieval English vernacular form of Clara.

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Clare Sentence Examples

  • It is the junction for the West Clare line.

  • The situation is striking, for the Shannon is here a broad and noble stream, and the immediately surrounding country consists of the rich lowlands of its valley, while beyond rise the hills of the counties Clare and Tipperary.

  • His election for Clare in 1828 proved the forerunner of the inevitable change, and the Catholic claims were granted the next year, to the intense regret of the Protestant Irish, by a government avowedly hostile to the last, but unable to withstand the overwhelming pressure of a people united to insist on justice.

  • To Richard Strongbow, earl of Pembroke and head of the house of Clare, Dermot gave his daughter Eva in marriage;.

  • The church of Santa Chiara (St Clare), the foundress of the Poor Clares, with its massive lateral buttresses, fine rose-window, and simple Gothic interior, was begun in 1257, four years after her death.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLA

Words Ending With

EREARE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With C5 Letter Words Ending With E