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

AI software was used to analyse commercially available drone footage of crowds at the causeway, which is near Bushmills, County Antrim.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

FP McCann Limited pleaded guilty to a single health and safety offence and received the fine at Antrim Crown Court on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

A woman from Antrim has said she is not sure when she will be able to return home from the United Arab Emirates as fighting in the Middle East continues.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Scientists examined goat bones recovered from Haughey's Fort in Co Armagh, a hillfort dating to roughly 1100-900 BCE, as well as remains from the medieval town of Carrickfergus in Co Antrim.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 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