northern ireland
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1. a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland (noun.location)
| part holonym | : | bangor, |
| definition | : | a town in southeastern Northern Ireland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | belfast, capital of northern ireland, |
| definition | : | capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | emerald isle, hibernia, ireland, |
| definition | : | an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | europe, |
| definition | : | the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | loyalist volunteer force, |
| definition | : | a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | orange group, ov, |
| definition | : | a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | red hand defenders, rhd, |
| definition | : | a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | uda, ulster defence association, |
| definition | : | the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs (noun.group) |
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