Belfast
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noun
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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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The fire service attended 62 incidents, with the majority in the Greater Belfast Area.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The suspect, 30-year-old Hadi Alodid, lives in Duncairn Avenue in north Belfast.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
On a clear day, the highest point of the hill provides views of Lough Neagh, the Sperrins and Mourne Mountains and as far away as Cavehill in Belfast.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Assembly members were told of the challenge by principal of Coláiste Feirste in Belfast, Micheál Mac Giolla Ghunna.
From BBC • May 27, 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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