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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 one with a belt, originally made of Irish frieze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)

  1. 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
  2. province of the Republic of Ireland, in the N part: 3,093 sq mi (8,011 sq km); pop. 232,000
  3. loosely Northern Ireland

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