ulster

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
noun loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted

Named after the Ulster Overcoat Company of Belfast, Northern Ireland (Ulster), the original maker of this type of coat.

Equivalent, Ulster, 165 NORTH SEA. — Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race, M. I. (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt
A Gladstone bag and an ulster! — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
An Ulster Ballad. SIR SAMUEL FERGUSON. — Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, Unknown

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