First Known Use: 1836
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boreen
noun bo·reen \bȯr-ˈēn\
Definition of BOREEN
Irish : a narrow country lane
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Origin of BOREEN
Irish bóthrín, diminutive of bóthar road
Rhymes with BOREEN
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