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Antrim
[an-trim]
noun
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1,098 sq. mi. (2,844 sq. km). Belfast.
an administrative district in this county. 217 sq. mi. (563 sq. km).
Antrim
/ ˈæԳٰɪ /
noun
a historical county of NE Northern Ireland, famous for the Giant's Causeway on the N coast: in 1973 it was replaced for administrative purposes by the districts of Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Larne, Moyle, Newtownabbey, and parts of Belfast and Lisburn. Area: 3100 sq km (1200 sq miles)
a district of Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 49 260 (2003 est). Area: 415 sq km (160 sq miles)
Example Sentences
There were several nights of violence in towns across Northern Ireland last week, after rioting first broke out in Ballymena, County Antrim, last Monday.
He will take a break before July's Scottish Open and then a potentially tumultuous end to the men's major season on the Antrim coast a week later.
Police said disturbances on Saturday night included an incident of attempted criminal damage to a vehicle in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.
A peaceful protest was held in Ballymena, County Antrim, after two teenage boys appeared before Coleraine Magistrates' Court accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Police also dealt with sporadic incidents of disorder in Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus in County Antrim and in north Belfast.
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