Belfast

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbɛl.fæst//
United Kingdom//ˈbɛl.fɑːst//

The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.

proper noun

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The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California; named for the city in Maine.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bryan County, Georgia.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Waldo County, Maine.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Greeley County, Nebraska.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Allegany County, New York.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clermont County, Ohio.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
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A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee.

Etymology

From Irish Béal Feirste (literally “mouth of the River Farset”).

beka · an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel bel · A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where…Bel · A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal.

Belfast · The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.

Belgian · A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.Belgium · A country in Western Europe that has borders with the…Belgrade · The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia;…

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