Six Counties

English

Proper noun

Six Counties

1. (Ireland, informal) The six Irish counties that form Northern Ireland.

Usage notes

• The term is almost exclusively used by the nationalist community, and is sometimes considered derogatory by the unionists.

Translations

the six counties that comprise Northern Ireland

• Irish: na Sé Chontae m pl

See also

• Twenty-Six Counties
• Ulster
• 32-county