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BANSHIE

• BANSHIE (noun)
The noun BANSHIE has 1 sense:

1. (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

Familiarity information: BANSHIE used as a noun is very rare.

• BANSHIE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

banshee; banshie

Hypernyms ("banshie" is a kind of...):

disembodied spirit; spirit (any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings)

Domain category:

folklore (the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)

Domain region:

Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

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Useful links:
Definition of disembodied spirit
Pronunciation of spirit
Definition of folklore
Pronunciation of Emerald Isle
Definition of Hibernia

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