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Definition of glencar

glencar

/ˌɡlɛnˈkɑːr/
glen · car
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glencar Lexical Profile

• noun

1

Irish A scenic valley situated on the border of County Leitrim and County Sligo in northwestern Ireland, renowned for its lake (Glencar Lough) and waterfall, and famously immortalized in the poetry of W.B. Yeats.

Example

"During their tour of western Ireland, the literature students visited Glencar to see the landscape that inspired W.B. Yeats's poem 'The Stolen Child'."

• Rhymes for glencar

• Nearby Words

gleefully
gleefulness
glen
glencar
glencar falls
glendale
glenelg

Word Origin & Etymology

Anglicized from the Irish place name 'Gleann an Chairthe', which translates to 'valley of the pillar stone'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Glencar. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/glencar
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