Northern Ireland
English
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Proper noun
[edit]- A constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland.
- 2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian[1]:
- At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.
Synonyms
[edit]- NI
- North of Ireland; Six Counties (Irish nationalist)
- Ulster (unionist)
- the North
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
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