noun
a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
• Members of this Region:
↑Loyalist Volunteer Force, ↑Orange Order, ↑Association of Orangemen, ↑Orange Group, ↑OV, ↑Red Hand Defenders, ↑RHD, ↑Ulster Defence Association, ↑UDA
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑European country, ↑European nation
• Part Holonyms:
↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain, ↑Ireland, ↑Hibernia, ↑Emerald Isle, ↑Europe
• Part Meronyms: ↑Bangor, ↑Belfast, ↑capital of Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland [Northern Ireland] [ˌnɔːðən ˈaɪələnd] [ˌnɔːrðərn ˈaɪərlənd]
a province of the United Kingdom occupying the north-east part of Ireland. The capital is Belfast.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.