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Definition of Garda noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Garda

noun

/ˈɡɑːdə/

/ˈɡɑːrdə/

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the Garda
[uncountable] the police force of the Republic of Ireland

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[countable]
(also garda)

(plural gardai

/ˈɡɑːdiː/

/ˈɡɑːrdiː/
)
a police officer of the Republic of Ireland

Word Originfrom Irish Garda Síochána ‘Civic Guard’.

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