ulster
ulster definition
ul·ster (ul′stər)
noun
a long, loose, heavy overcoat, esp. one with a belt, originally made of Irish frieze
Etymology: after Ulster, where fabric was orig. made
Ulster definition
Ul·ster (ul′stər)
- former province of Ireland, divided in 1920, with six of its counties forming Northern Ireland & the other three forming a province of the Republic of Ireland
- province of the Republic of Ireland, in the N part: 3,093 sq mi (8,011 sq km); pop. 232,000
- loosely Northern Ireland
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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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