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Proper Noun

1. 1
   The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
2. 2
   A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.; A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
3. 3
   A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.; A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
4. 4
   A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.; A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
5. 5
   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 California; named for the city in Maine.

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6. 6
   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 Georgia.
7. 7
   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.
8. 8
   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 Minnesota.
9. 9
   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 Missouri.
10. 10
    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 Nebraska.
11. 11
    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 in New York.
12. 12
    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.
13. 13
    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.
14. 14
    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.
15. 15
    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 Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
17. 17
    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 Tennessee.

Synonyms

All synonyms

capital of northern ireland

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Belfast confettiBelfast sinkcounty seatmurray countynew yorknorthern irelandprince edward islandwaldo county

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