spaniel - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears

American water spaniel - breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat

Irish water spaniel - breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail

Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776