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Ulster
[ uhl-ster ]
noun
- a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- a province in N Republic of Ireland. 3,123 sq. mi. (8,090 sq. km).
- Informal. Northern Ireland.
- (lowercase) a long, loose, heavy overcoat, originally of Irish frieze, now also of any of various other woolen cloths.
ulster
1/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a man's heavy double-breasted overcoat with a belt or half-belt at the back
Ulster
2/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a province and former kingdom of N Ireland: passed to the English Crown in 1461; confiscated land given to English and Scottish Protestant settlers in the 17th century, giving rise to serious long-term conflict; partitioned in 1921, six counties forming Northern Ireland and three counties joining the Republic of Ireland. Pop (three Ulster counties of the Republic of Ireland): 46 714 (2002); (six Ulster counties of Northern Ireland): 1 702 628 (2003 est). Area (Republic of Ireland): 8013 sq km (3094 sq miles); (Northern Ireland): 14 121 sq km (5452 sq miles)
- an informal name for Northern Ireland
Ulster
- A historic division of Ireland , located in the northeastern part of the island. Six of its nine counties are in Northern Ireland . ( See Republic of Ireland .)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٱ·ٱ [uhl, -st, uh, -rahyt], noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Ulster1
Example Sentences
He told BBC Radio Ulster's the Nolan Show on Thursday that there will be an "economic shock as a consequence of the decisions taken last night by the United States".
On Thursday night, Mid Ulster District Council debated a motion calling for the implementation of similar measures in Northern Ireland.
"Through primary school people would mistake me for a girl, because I had a high pitched voice and I had long hair," he told Good Morning Ulster.
Since 2019 the number of people in NI who are inactive due to sickness has increased by a third, according to an Ulster University Economic Policy centre analysis of official data.
The communities minister was keen to stress that 17 US presidents had Ulster Scots roots.
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