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Irish American noun[ C ] uk /ˌaɪə.rɪʃ əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ us /ˌaɪə.rɪʃ əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ a person who lives in the US but whose family originally came from Ireland爱尔兰裔美国人 Irish-American adjective uk /ˌaɪə.rɪʃ əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ us /ˌaɪə.rɪʃ əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ relating to people who live in the US but whose family originally came from Ireland: 爱尔兰裔美国人的 an Irish-American family一个爱尔兰裔美国家庭 She traces her political activism to her Irish-American parents. Where once the church had been predominantly Irish-American, its population grew more Hispanic. In a state where Irish-American dynasties dominate Democratic Party politics, he sprang up as an outsider - a former community organizer without party or machine support. |