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The North of Ireland

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Ireland/ˈðiː nɔɹθ ɒv ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/

The North of Ireland is the alternative form of Northern Ireland.

Meaning of Northern Ireland

Proper noun

Northern Ireland

  1. A constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland.
    • At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2025
    Synonyms:
    NI, North of Ireland, Six Counties, Ulster, the North, Norn Iron

Origin of The North of Ireland

See Northern Ireland

Questions about The North of Ireland

What is The North of Ireland the alternative form of?
The North of Ireland is the alternative form of Northern Ireland.
How do you pronounce The North of Ireland?
The North of Ireland is pronounced /ˈðiː nɔɹθ ɒv ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ (Ireland).

Words near The North of Ireland in the dictionary

  1. the next best thing
  2. the next day
  3. the night before last
  4. the night is young
  5. The Nodfather
  6. The North of Ireland
  7. the nose knows
  8. the nut does not fall far from the tree
  9. The Oaks
  10. the odds are good, but the goods are odd
  11. The Odyssey

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Adapted from Wiktionary: The North of Ireland (page history and authors); Northern Ireland (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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