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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Marcus Fleming, from Cedarmount in Antrim, who initially denied a charge of manslaughter, appeared before Belfast Crown Court on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A 26-year-old man has died after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash outside Doagh, County Antrim on Friday.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
They were related and were found inside the family home in the Old Cullybackey Road in Ballymena, County Antrim, on Monday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
About 170 people gathered at a protest in Whiteabbey, in County Antrim, while around 100 people blocked the Newtownards Road in east Belfast.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
He grew up in Ireland where Dad lived when he was a boy in County Antrim.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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