Belfast.
The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
Meaning & usage
The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California; named for the city in Maine.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bryan County, Georgia.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Waldo County, Maine.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Greeley County, Nebraska.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Allegany County, New York.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clermont County, Ohio.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee.
Where this word comes from
From Irish Béal Feirste (literally “mouth of the River Farset”).
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