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# ulster

«ulster» in Mova's school dictionary: **One of the four historic provinces of Ireland, in the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

proper noun (Ulster); noun (an ulster, ulsters)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (proper noun) One of the four historic provinces of Ireland, in the north; it has nine counties – six are in Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and three in the Republic of Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/#m1)

2) (noun, old-fashioned) A long, loose, heavy overcoat, often with a belt and a short cape, worn in Victorian and Edwardian times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and history: Ireland's provinces are Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht; people sometimes say «Ulster» to mean Northern Ireland, though that is not exact. In The Wind in the Willows Toad, as a motorist, dresses in the grand clothes of early drivers – goggles, cap, gaiters and an enormous overcoat – the kind of coat called an ulster. Phrases: «Ulster rugby», «the province of Ulster».

### examples

- Donegal is part of Ulster but is in the Republic of Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/#x1)
- Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/#x2)
- The traveller buttoned his heavy ulster against the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/#x3)
- Ulster Rugby play in Belfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/#x4)
- Victorian gentlemen wore long ulsters in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/#x5)
- Six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/#x6)

### note

The place has a capital U: Ulster. The coat is written lower case: an ulster. Ulster and Northern Ireland are not exactly the same; it is a sensitive topic for some people, so use names carefully.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ulster» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ulster/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.