Lisburn
Britishnoun
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a city in Northern Ireland in Lisburn district, Co Antrim, noted for its linen industry: headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland. Pop: 71 465 (2001)
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a district of S Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim and Co Down. Pop: 109 565 (2003 est). Area: 446 sq km (172 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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But it was made in Lisburn rather than Los Angeles or Chicago.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
And the basketball-playing robot won a school in Lisburn first prize at the UK-wide First Tech Challenge robotics competition.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The man is expected to appear before Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Luail has brought the performance to Lisburn after shows in Dublin and Galway.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The sum of 3,000l. was raised in Lisburn, and by friends in Great Britain and America, which was expended in saving the people from going en masse to the workhouse.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by Godkin, James
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