Usually means: Narrow rural road or lane.
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  1. boreen: Merriam-Webster
  2. boreen: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. boreen: Collins English Dictionary
  4. boreen: Wordnik
  5. boreen: Wiktionary
  6. boreen: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. Boreen: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Boreen: Rhymezone
  9. boreen: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Boreen: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
  2. Boreen: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (Ireland) A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.

Similar:
bohereen, bohireen, Boyne, barrow, Bann, Burren, bealach, lough, bowling, bree, more...

Opposite:
exciting, thrilling, captivating, engaging, interesting

Adjectives:
narrow, little, old, long, bare, steep, nice, dirty, rocky, boggy, dark



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Similar:
bohereen, bohireen, Boyne, barrow, Bann, Burren, bealach, lough, bowling, bree, more...

Opposite:
exciting, thrilling, captivating, engaging, interesting

Adjectives:
narrow, little, old, long, bare, steep, nice, dirty, rocky, boggy, dark



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