ULSTER


Meaning of ULSTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈəl-stər ]

geographical name

1. region N Ireland (island) comprising Northern Ireland & N Ireland (republic); ancient kingdom, later a province comprising nine counties, three of which in 1921 joined Irish Free State (now Ireland) while the rest remained with United Kingdom

2. province N Ireland (republic) comprising counties Cavan, Donegal, & Monaghan area 3093 square miles (8042 square kilometers ), population 232,206

3. : Northern Ireland — used unofficially

• Ul·ster·ite -stə-ˌrīt noun

• Ul·ster·man -stər-mən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.