Ulster
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ulster in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Ulster in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted
Word Origin
- Ulster
- northernmost of the four provinces of Ireland, 14c., from Anglo-French Ulvestre (early 13c.), Anglo-Latin Ulvestera (c. 1200), corresponding to Old Norse Ulfastir, probably from Irish Ulaidh "men of Ulster" + suffix also found in Leinster, Munster, and perhaps representing Irish tir "land."
Example
- 1. Other parties have been pummelled at the polls : the ulster unionist party has gone from ten mps in westminster to none .
- 2. First up is the centenary of the formation in 1912 of the ulster volunteers , a citizen militia set against irish home rule .
- 3. To begin with that meant the two moderate parties that had backed the peace process : the ulster unionist party and the social democratic and labour party .
- 4. The ulster unionist party voted against the measure , despite an unexpected intervention from george bush , who telephoned david cameron , leader of britain 's conservative party , to urge him to press the uup to back the plan .
- 5. Second , the dup refused to back the strategy , which left david trimble , leader of the more moderate ulster unionist party ( uup ) , vulnerable to an erosion of support to mr paisley 's party precisely because of that mistrust .