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Northern Ire·land AHD[īrʹlənd] abbr.缩写 N.Ire.D.J.[ˈaɪələnd]K.K.[ˈaɪrlənd]NONE（无词性）- A division of the United Kingdom in the northeast section of the island of Ireland. The province occupies much of the ancient Irish kingdom of Ulster and is often known by that name. It was colonized by the British in the 17th century and became a part of the United Kingdom in 1920. Civil strife between the Protestant majority of Northern Ireland and the largely Catholic population of the Republic of Ireland has erupted frequently since the late 1960's. Belfast is the capital and the largest city. Population, 1,488,077.北爱尔兰：爱尔兰岛东北部分，与联合王国分离。这个省占据了古爱尔兰阿尔斯特王国的很大一部分，并通常因其名而著称。17世纪时成为英国的殖民地，1920年成为联合王国的一部分。自从20世纪60年代后期，北爱尔兰的新教多数派和爱尔兰共和国天主教的大部分人口之间的冲突频繁爆发。首府贝尔法斯特，也是最大城市。人口1,488,077
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