Meaning of Donnybrook | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
2. A southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O1731).
3. A neighbourhood of Douglas, County Cork, Ireland.
4. A community in North Huron township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
5. A minor city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
7. A settlement in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
8. A coastal town in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
9. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.
10. A town in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia.

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Examples

“But the Hindus turned out and broke their heads; when, finding lawlessness pleasant, Hindus and Muhammadans together raised an aimless sort of Donnybrook just to see how far they could go.”

“Sherman's signature caused another donnybrook over the election of a speaker of the House when the 36th Congress convened in December 1859.”

“This was no innocuous donnybrook but a veritable carnival of thuggee.”

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