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Belfast

Syllables: Bel·fast/ˈbɛl.fæst/

Belfast proper noun: the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.

Proper noun

Belfast

  1. The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
  2. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  3. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  4. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California; named for the city in Maine.
  6. An unincorporated community in Bryan County, Georgia.
  7. A city, the county seat of Waldo County, Maine.
  8. A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
  10. A ghost town in Greeley County, Nebraska.
  11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Allegany County, New York.
  12. An unincorporated community in Clermont County, Ohio.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
  2. A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.
  3. A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A census-designated place in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
  5. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee.

Belfast meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Belfast in Hindi

capital of Northern Ireland
बेलफ़ास्ट belfāsṭ

Belfast in Tamil

capital of Northern Ireland
பெல்ஃபாஸ்ட் pelfāsṭ

Belfast in Marathi

capital of Northern Ireland
बेलफास्ट belphāsṭa

Belfast in Bengali

capital of Northern Ireland
বেলফাস্ট belphasṭ
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Belfast in Telugu
బెల్ఫాస్ట్ belphāsṭ
Belfast in Malayalam
ബെൽഫാസ്റ്റ് belphāsṟṟŭ
Belfast in Punjabi
ਬੈਲਫਾਸਟ bailphāsaṭ
Belfast in Gujarati
બેલ્ફાસ્ટ belphāsṭ
Belfast in Arabic
بِلْفَاسْت bilfāst
Belfast in Malay
Belfast
Belfast in Indonesian
Belfast
Belfast in Thai
เบลฟาสต์ bel-fáas

Origin of Belfast

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

Words formed from Belfast

Phrases with Belfast

Questions about Belfast

What does Belfast mean?
Belfast means the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
What is Belfast in Hindi?
Belfast in Hindi is बेलफ़ास्ट (belfāsṭ). See Belfast meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Belfast?
Belfast is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Belfast?
Belfast is pronounced /ˈbɛl.fæst/ (UK).

Words near Belfast in the dictionary

  1. Belews
  2. Beleți-Negrești
  3. Belf
  4. Belfair
  5. Belfairs
  6. Belfast
  7. Belfast confetti
  8. Belfast sink
  9. Belfast sinks
  10. Belfastman
  11. Belfastmen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Belfast (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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