Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
The six counties that make up Northern Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A county named after the Irish province in New York State: see Ulster County.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A township in Floyd County, Iowa, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of ulster (“men's heavy overcoat”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A long, loose overcoat made of wool or other rough material, often called a greatcoat, which sometimes features an attached shoulder cape covering the back and sleeves, and which can sometimes be buttoned in front.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: men's attire
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat
noun
a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
History
Possibly from Old Norse Uladztir, itself from Old Irish Ulaid (“Ulstermen”). More at Ulster.
Named after the Ulster Overcoat Company of Belfast, Northern Ireland (Ulster), the original maker of this type of coat.
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
