Antrim

American  

[an-trim] / ˈæn trɪm /

noun

1. a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1,098 sq. mi. (2,844 sq. km). Belfast.

2. an administrative district in this county. 217 sq. mi. (563 sq. km).

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Antrim British  

/ ˈæntrɪm /

noun

1. a historical county of NE Northern Ireland, famous for the Giant's Causeway on the N coast: in 1973 it was replaced for administrative purposes by the districts of Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Larne, Moyle, Newtownabbey, and parts of Belfast and Lisburn. Area: 3100 sq km (1200 sq miles)

2. a district of Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 49 260 (2003 est). Area: 415 sq km (160 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Councillors in Mid and East Antrim are due to discuss a proposal later on Monday to change a street sign named after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

From BBC

Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, is among the streets in Northern Ireland named after the royal.

From BBC

Monday's agenda for Mid and East Antrim Council's monthly meeting includes a proposal from Alliance to rename the street.

From BBC

They said that the EA was bringing forward a plan to move the affected pupils to the recently closed Balnamore Primary school in Ballymoney, County Antrim.

From BBC

Sinn Féin North Antrim MLA and party spokesperson for health Philip McGuigan told The View: "I don't think any administration anywhere in the world wouldn't be facing criticism of how they handled particular scenarios."

From BBC