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1. • • Belfast From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Bel‧fast /ˌbelˈfɑːst◂, ˈbelfɑːst $ ˈbelfæst/ the capital city of Northern Ireland.
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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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   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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   Where are Belfast and Northern Ireland based after Brexit?

   • Post Brexit, Belfast and Northern Ireland remain, uniquely, within both the British domestic and European Single trading areas for goods. The city is served by two airports: George Best Belfast City Airport on the Lough shore and Belfast International Airport 15 miles (24 kilometres) west of the city.

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4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBELFAST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. Pop: 281 000 (2011 est) 2. a district of W Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim and Co Down.

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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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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › belfastBelfast - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...

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   Belfast. /ˈbelfɑːst/, /ˌbelˈfɑːst/. /ˈbelfæst/. the capital city of Northern Ireland. Its main industries were making ships and aircraft, but the last ship was built in 2003 and the city has suffered a lot from unemployment and, in the past, from the Troubles.

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   Belfast is the administrative capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. Most of Belfast is in County Antrim, but parts of East and South Belfast are in County Down. It is on the flood plain of the River Lagan.

10. www.wordsense.eu › BelfastBelfast: meaning, translation - WordSense

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    Proper noun. Belfast. A seaport in and the capital of Northern Ireland. A city in the State of Maine, USA. A town in New York. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in California. A township in Murray County, Minnesota. A village in Prince Edward Island.