Bel·fast (b l f st , bl-fst) The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, in the eastern part of the country on Belfast Lough, an inlet of the North Channel of the Irish Sea. After many years of conflict between Catholics and Protestants, a major peace settlement was signed here in 1998. Population: 277,000. |
Belfast [ˈbɛlfɑːst bɛlˈfɑːst]
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1. (Placename) the capital of Northern Ireland, a port on Belfast Lough in Belfast district, Co. Antrim and Co. Down: became the centre of Irish Protestantism and of the linen industry in the 17th century; seat of the Northern Ireland assembly and executive. Pop.: 279 237 (1991)
2. (Placename) a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co. Antrim and Co. Down. Pop.: 277 391 (2001). Area: 115 sq. km (44 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. | Belfast - capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland - a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland |
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