SHANKILL ROAD, THE


Meaning of SHANKILL ROAD, THE in English

Shan ‧ kill Road, the /ˌʃæŋkɪl ˈrəʊd/ BrE AmE

a street in the Protestant part of Belfast in Northern Ireland, known for the fighting and violence that took place there, especially between the start of the Troubles in the late 1960s and the PEACE PROCESS (=attempts to end violence between Catholics and Protestants) in the early 1990s ⇨ compare ↑ Falls Road

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.