Antrim

[ an-trim ]

noun

1. a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1,098 sq. mi. (2,844 sq. km). : Belfast.
2. an administrative district in this county. 217 sq. mi. (563 sq. km).

Antrim

/ ˈæntrɪm /

noun

1. 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)
2. a district of Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 49 260 (2003 est). Area: 415 sq km (160 sq miles)

Example Sentences

A health care company has been fined £50,000 after the death of an elderly resident who fell off the edge of her bed in a County Antrim care home.

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Two nursing homes which have come up in the panel’s work are Antrim House in north Belfast, and Bayview in Londonderry – both of which closed a number of years ago.

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Anthony 'Tony' Miskimmon, 74, was punched in the head and knocked unconscious on Station Road in Antrim town on Saturday.

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"Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding Tony’s death and I would appeal to anyone who was in the area of Station Road, Antrim on Saturday 2 November between 19:00 and 20:00 and may have witnessed this incident, or has any other information that would assist with our enquiries to please get in touch," he added.

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A pensioner who was punched in County Antrim over the weekend has a 1% chance of surviving, a court has heard.

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