Belfast
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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: 276 459 (2001)
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a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim and Co Down. Pop: 271 596 (2003 est). Area: 115 sq km (44 sq miles)
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For centuries the city has been the site of violent conflict between Protestant and Roman Catholic residents.
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Elle magazine dubbed González “Fashion’s Favorite New Artist,” while exhibitions in Rome, Paris, Belfast and Bilbao, Spain, expanded her reputation across Europe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Many others are putting their money back into their homes and communities, or taking to the streets to organize anti-racist counterprotests, rallying thousands of Belfast residents with them.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
In Belfast itself, local communities have gathered en masse to support their immigrant neighbors, whether by hiding them from roving mobs or raising money to repair their homes and businesses.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
He said he met healthcare workers at the Mater Hospital in Belfast on Friday and heard some "horrendous stories".
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
He was born in 1824 in Belfast, the son of a professor of mathematics at the Royal Academical Institution who soon after transferred to Glasgow.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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