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Bel·fast

 (bĕl′făst′, bĕl-făst′)
The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, in the eastern part of the province on an inlet of the Irish Sea. After many years of conflict between Protestants and Catholics, a major peace settlement was signed here in 1998.
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Belfast

(ˈbɛlfɑːst; bɛlˈfɑːst)
n
1. (Placename) the capital of Northern Ireland, a port on Belfast Lough in Belfast district, Co Antrim and Co Down: became the centre of Irish Protestantism and of the linen industry in the 17th century; seat of the Northern Ireland assembly and executive. Pop: 281 000 (2011 est)
2. (Placename) a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim and Co Down. Pop: 268 700 (2010 est). Area: 115 sq km (44 sq miles)
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Bel•fast

(ˈbɛl fæst, -fɑst, bɛlˈfæst, -ˈfɑst)

n.
the capital of Northern Ireland, on the E coast. 374,300.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Belfast - capital and largest city of Northern IrelandBelfast - capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
capital of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland - a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
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Belfast

[ˈbelfɑːst] N → Belfast m
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Belfast

[ˈbɛlfɑːst bɛlˈfɑːst] n → Belfast
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Belfast

[ˈbɛlfɑːst] n → Belfast f
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A man in his 50s was hit in both legs in Ardmonagh Parade in the Turf Lodge area of West Belfast at 8pm on Saturday.
Gun attack on man 'brutal and vicious'
During the height of the Troubles, he frequently entered the difficult areas of Turf Lodge and Ballymurphy alone, talking with local people in an attempt to reduce tension.
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He took his family to lunch, left the table and rammed them with his car, killing two, police say
Mr McManus, 26, a father of one originally from Turf Lodge in West Belfast, was gunned down outside the Kennedy Way branch of Domino's Pizza, where he was working as a delivery driver, on March 30, 2013.
CCTV OF KIERAN, 26 BEFORE HE'S KILLED; Footage shows shooting victim at garage
Police have said they are increasingly concerned for 34-year-old Eileen Chambers who was last seen at the Gortna Mona Club in Turf Lodge.
New plea for Eileen
The group of eight, five from the Midlands, were on mobile patrol in an armoured personnel vehicle in west Belfast when they came upon a smash between a lorry and a car in the predominantly Republican area of Turf Lodge.
Soldiers risk lives to save crash victims
It is understood CCTV revealed shots were fired at the Turf Lodge office by a gunman on January 3.
Sinn Fein MP defiant after gun attack at party office
Bessemer City Police said in a statement that preliminary evidence indicates Roger Self, 62, purposely smashed his way into the Surf and Turf Lodge where reports say families were eating a relaxed midday meal.
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May 13 1972: Corporal Alan Buckley, 22, shot by the IRA as he led his infantry section through the Turf Lodge area of West Belfast.
Kings Regiment soldiers killed in the Troubles:
Kelly was kid from the hard-knock Turf Lodge estate in west Belfast, lapping up a trip to King's Hall, clutching tickets more valuable than anything Willie Wonka could have offered during depressing and troubled times in Northern Ireland.
BOXING: Kelly's Boy hero inspires dreams of IBF title claim
Those expelled last Saturday and Sunday in the purge include two brothers who were originally from Turf Lodge, but who had moved to the Whiterock area.
IRA ORDER TEN MORE OUT OF THE COUNTRY; Men accused of 'anti-social' behaviour
A 22-year-old was abducted from his workplace in the Poleglass area of west Belfast by masked men, bundled into a car and driven to a house at Ardmonagh Parade in the Turf Lodge area where he was shot twice in each leg.
The shadow of terror that hangs over political agreement; Ian Graham analyses the murderous background a peace deal needs to assu age

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