Belfast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
  2. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
  3. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  5. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  6. A locale in the United States:
  7. An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California; named for the city in Maine.
  8. An unincorporated community in Bryan County, Georgia.
  9. A city, the county seat of Waldo County, Maine.
  10. A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
  12. A ghost town in Greeley County, Nebraska.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛl.fæst/ /ˈbɛl.fɑːst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Belfast.wav

Word forms

Belfast

Etymology

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

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