Antrim
Americannoun
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a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1,098 sq. mi. (2,844 sq. km). Belfast.
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an administrative district in this county. 217 sq. mi. (563 sq. km).
noun
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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)
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a district of Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 49 260 (2003 est). Area: 415 sq km (160 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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A unique pilot project in the Antrim hills could give sheep farmers a new market for their wool and help transform peatland conservation.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Eóin McAlonan lives next to the Antrim Arms hotel in Ballycastle, County Antrim, a derelict structure which was badly damaged in an arson attack on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The nonpartisan specialists from CISA, backed by their FBI counterparts, explained they’d unravelled what had happened in Antrim County.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
A 20-year-old man has died after an early morning traffic collision near Dervock, County Antrim.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
He tells her he’ll take her to Ireland and they’ll walk the Glens of Antrim and swim in Lough Neagh.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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