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| a seaport in and capital of Northern Ireland, on the E coast. 374,300. |
| a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 1,537,200; 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast. |
| Bel·fast (běl'fāst', běl-fāst') The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, in the eastern part of the country on Belfast Lough, an inlet of the North Channel of the Irish Sea. After many years of conflict between Catholics and Protestants, a major peace settlement was signed here in 1998. Population: 277,000. |
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