Ulster

[ uhl-ster ]

noun

1. a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
2. a province in N Republic of Ireland. 3,123 sq. mi. (8,090 sq. km).
3. Informal. Northern Ireland.
4. (lowercase) a long, loose, heavy overcoat, originally of Irish frieze, now also of any of various other woolen cloths.

ulster

¹

/ ˈʌlstə /

noun

1. a man's heavy double-breasted overcoat with a belt or half-belt at the back

Ulster

²

/ ˈʌlstə /

noun

1. a province and former kingdom of N Ireland: passed to the English Crown in 1461; confiscated land given to English and Scottish Protestant settlers in the 17th century, giving rise to serious long-term conflict; partitioned in 1921, six counties forming Northern Ireland and three counties joining the Republic of Ireland. Pop (three Ulster counties of the Republic of Ireland): 46 714 (2002); (six Ulster counties of Northern Ireland): 1 702 628 (2003 est). Area (Republic of Ireland): 8013 sq km (3094 sq miles); (Northern Ireland): 14 121 sq km (5452 sq miles)
2. an informal name for Northern Ireland

Ulster

1. A historic division of Ireland , located in the northeastern part of the island. Six of its nine counties are in Northern Ireland . ( See Republic of Ireland .)

Other Words From

• Ul·ster·ite [uhl, -st, uh, -rahyt], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ulster¹

C19: so called because it was first produced in Northern Ireland

Example Sentences

She took a break from rehearsals to tell Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme how she came to be on the show.

From BBC

National Trust Mid Ulster has cancelled its Twilight Market on Friday and day one of their Christmas Fair on Saturday, which were due to take place in the Argory in Dungannon.

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Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme, Benn said the conditional amnesty was "deeply offensive to many people in Northern Ireland" and that there was "almost universal opposition" to the act.

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But he told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme that victims felt the way the parish had managed the announcement had "basically written us out of history".

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"At a quarter to midnight on Sunday Malikika was in bed at her home," he told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.

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Related Words

• cloak
• frock
• jacket
• overcoat
• raincoat
• suit
• tuxedo
• windbreaker
• wrap