Meanings
proper noun
alternative initialism NI · alternative abbreviation N. Ireland · alternative abbreviation N.Ireland · alternative informal Norn Iron
- A constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland.
At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.
2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2025Synonyms: NI, North of Ireland, Six Counties, Ulster, the North, Norn Iron
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland.
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Arabic أِيرْلَنْدَا الشَّمَالِيَّة
- أِيرْلَنْدَا الشَّمَالِيَّة (ʔīrlandā š-šamāliyya)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Basque Ipar Irlanda
- Ipar Irlandaa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Bengali উত্তর আয়ারল্যান্ড
- উত্তর আয়ারল্যান্ড (uttor aẏarolênḍ)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Bulgarian Се́верна Ирла́ндия
- Се́верна Ирла́ндия (Séverna Irlándija)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Catalan Irlanda del Nord
- Irlanda del Norda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Chinese Cantonese 北愛爾蘭 /北爱尔兰
- 北愛爾蘭 /北爱尔兰 (bak¹ oi³ ji⁵ laan⁴)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Chinese Mandarin 北愛爾蘭 /北爱尔兰, 北愛 /北爱
- 北愛爾蘭 /北爱尔兰 (Běi-Ài'ěrlán)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
- 北愛 /北爱 (Běi-Ài)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Czech Severní Irsko
- Severní Irskoa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Danish Nordirland
- Nordirlanda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Dutch Noord-Ierland
- Noord-Ierlanda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Esperanto Nord-Irlando
- Nord-Irlandoa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Estonian Põhja-Iirimaa
- Põhja-Iirimaaa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Finnish Pohjois-Irlanti
- Pohjois-Irlantia constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
French Irlande du Nord
- Irlande du Norda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
German Nordirland
- Nordirlanda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Greek Βόρεια Ιρλανδία
- Βόρεια Ιρλανδία (Vóreia Irlandía)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Hebrew צְפוֹן אִירְלַנְד
- צְפוֹן אִירְלַנְד (tsafón írland)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Hindi उत्तरी आयरलैंड
- उत्तरी आयरलैंड (uttarī āyarlaiṇḍ)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Hungarian Észak-Írország
- Észak-Írországa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Icelandic Norður-Írland
- Norður-Írlanda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Indonesian Irlandia Utara
- Irlandia Utaraa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Irish Tuaisceart Éireann
- Tuaisceart Éireanna constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Italian Irlanda del Nord
- Irlanda del Norda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Japanese 北アイルランド, ノーザンヌ アイルランド
- 北アイルランド (Kita Airurando)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
- ノーザンヌ アイルランド (Nōzan'nu Airurando)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Korean 북아일랜드
- 북아일랜드 (Bugaillaendeu)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Latvian Ziemeļīrija
- Ziemeļīrijaa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Lithuanian Šiaurės Airija
- Šiaurės Airijaa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Malay Ireland Utara
- Ireland Utaraa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Norwegian Bokmål Nord-Irland
- Nord-Irlanda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Polish Irlandia Północna
- Irlandia Północnaa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Portuguese Irlanda do Norte
- Irlanda do Nortea constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Romanian Irlanda de Nord
- Irlanda de Norda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Russian Се́верная Ирла́ндия
- Се́верная Ирла́ндия (Sévernaja Irlándija)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Scottish Gaelic Eirinn mu Thuath
- Eirinn mu Thuatha constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Slovak Severné Írsko
- Severné Írskoa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Spanish Irlanda del Norte
- Irlanda del Nortea constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Swahili Ayalandi Kaskazini
- Ayalandi Kaskazinia constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Swedish Nordirland
- Nordirlanda constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Tagalog Hilagang Irlanda
- Hilagang Irlandaa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Thai ไอร์แลนด์เหนือ, นอร์เทิร์นไอร์แลนด์
- ไอร์แลนด์เหนือ (ai-lɛɛn-nʉ̌ʉa)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
- นอร์เทิร์นไอร์แลนด์ (nɔ́t-tə̂n-ai-lɛ̂n)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Turkish Kuzey İrlanda
- Kuzey İrlandaa constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Ukrainian Півні́чна Ірла́ндія
- Півні́чна Ірла́ндія (Pivníčna Irlándija)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Urdu شُمالی آئِرْلَینْڈ, شُمالی آیَرْلَینْڈ
- شُمالی آئِرْلَینْڈ (śumālī āirlainḍ)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
- شُمالی آیَرْلَینْڈ (śumālī āyarlainḍ)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
- شُمالی آئِرْسْتان (śumālī āirstān)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Vietnamese Bắc Ái Nhĩ Lan
- Bắc Ái Nhĩ Lana constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Welsh Gogledd Iwerddon
- Gogledd Iwerddona constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Yiddish צפֿון אירלאַנד
- צפֿון אירלאַנד (tsofn irland)a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland
Cite this entry
APA
Northern Ireland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Ireland
MLA
“Northern Ireland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Ireland. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northern Ireland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Ireland.
Source: Northern Ireland on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.