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1. • • Belfast [ bel -fast, -fahst, bel- fast, - fahst ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun a seaport in and capital of Northern Ireland, on the E coast.
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   What does Belfast mean in English?

   • Belfast (/ ˈbɛlfæst / ⓘ BEL-fast, /- fɑːst / -fahst; [ a ] from Irish: Béal Feirste [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ (ə)ʃtʲə] ⓘ) [ 3 ][ 4 ] is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.

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   Where did the name Belfast come from?

   • The name Belfast derives from the Irish Béal Feirste (Irish pronunciation: [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ (ə)ʃtʲə]), [ 4 ] "Mouth of the Farset " [ 6 ] a river whose name in the Irish, Feirste, refers to a sandbar or tidal ford. [ 7 ] This was formed where the river ran—until culverted late in the 18th century, down High Street— [ 8 ] into the Lagan.

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   Where is Belfast located?

   • Belfast is at the mouth of the River Lagan at the head of Belfast Lough open through the North Channel to the Irish Sea and to the North Atlantic. In the course of the 19th century, the location's estuarine features were re-engineered. With dredging and reclamation, the lough was made to accommodate a deep sea port, and extensive shipyards. [ 89 ]

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   What is Belfast known for?

   • The city has a number of community arts, and arts education, centres, among them the Crescent Arts Centre [ 179 ] in south Belfast, the Irish-language Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich [ 180 ] in west Belfast, The Duncairn [ 181 ] in north Belfast and, in the east of the city, EastSide Arts. [ 182 ]

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   Why did Belfast become a city?

   • When granted city status in 1888, Belfast was the world's largest centre of linen manufacture, and by the 1900s her shipyards were building up to a quarter of total United Kingdom tonnage. Sectarian tensions accompanied the growth of an Irish Catholic population drawn by mill and factory employment from western districts.

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   How long has Belfast been a local government district?

   • Since 1973 it has been a local government district under local administration by Belfast City Council. [ 299 ] Belfast has been represented in the British House of Commons since 1801, and in Northern Ireland Assembly, as presently constituted, since 1998.

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   Definition of 'Belfast' Belfast in British English. (ˈbɛlfɑːst , bɛlˈfɑːst ) noun. 1. 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.

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   Belfast (/ ˈbɛlfæst / ⓘ BEL-fast, /- fɑːst / -⁠fahst; [ a ] from Irish: Béal Feirste [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ (ə)ʃtʲə] ⓘ) [ 3 ][ 4 ] is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.

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   Belfast definition: a seaport in and capital of Northern Ireland, on the E coast.. See examples of BELFAST used in a sentence.

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   A complete guide to the word "BELFAST": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   Belfast meaning, definition, what is Belfast: the capital city of Northern Ireland.

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   Irish English is a cover term for varieties of English spoken in Ireland—there are a number of shared features in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary across the forms of English throughout the entire island.