Antrim

American  

[an-trim] / ˈæn trɪm /

noun

1. a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1,098 sq. mi. (2,844 sq. km). Belfast.

2. an administrative district in this county. 217 sq. mi. (563 sq. km).

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Antrim British  

/ ˈæntrɪm /

noun

1. 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)

2. a district of Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 49 260 (2003 est). Area: 415 sq km (160 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Graeme McGuckin, 35, from Greenvale Manor Mews in Antrim was sentenced to 20 months in prison suspended for two years.

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South facing hills could see up to 50mm and the Mourne Mountains and Antrim Hills may receive 60-80mm.

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Here 10-20mm is expected in most places, but south facing hills could see up to 50mm and the Mourne Mountains and Antrim Hills may receive 60-80mm.

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BBC NI went to Newtownabbey, County Antrim, where there is a newly upgraded postbox.

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Since becoming an MLA for North Antrim last summer he has been a man in a hurry, which appears to have impressed the wider membership - although there is no way of proving it since he becomes leader without a contest.

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