an island in the S Pacific , in the Bismarck Archipelago , separated from New Britain by St George's Channel : part of Papua New Guinea . Chief town and port : Kavieng. Pop ( province ): 118 148 (2000). Area (including adjacent islands): 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles)

a movement or party of Irish patriots in the 1840s who split with Daniel O'Connell because they favoured a more violent policy than that which he promoted

that part of the United Kingdom occupying the NE part of Ireland: separated from the rest of Ireland, which became independent in law in 1920; remained part of the United Kingdom, with a separate Parliament ( Stormont ), inaugurated in 1921, and limited self-government ; scene of severe conflict between Catholics and Protestants , including terrorist bombing from 1969; direct administration from Westminster from 1972; assembly and powersharing executive established in 1998–99 following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, suspended in 2002, and reinstated 2007. Capital: Belfast . Pop: 1 810 863 (2011 est). Area: 14 121 sq km (5452 sq miles)

an island off NW Europe: separated from Great Britain by the North Channel , the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel; contains large areas of peat bog , with mountains that rise over 900 m (3000 ft) in the southwest and several large lakes . It was conquered by England in the 16th and early 17th centuries and ruled as a dependency until 1801, when it was united with Great Britain until its division in 1921 into the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland

an annual garden plant, Moluccella laevis , whose flowers have a green cup-shaped calyx : family Lamiaceae ( labiates )

a republic in NW Europe occupying most of Ireland : established as the Irish Free State (a British dominion ) in 1921 and declared a republic in 1949; joined the European Community (now the European Union ) in 1973. Official languages: Irish ( Gaelic ) and English. Religion : Roman Catholic majority . Currency : euro . Capital: Dublin . Pop: 4 761 657 (2017 est). Area: 70 285 sq km (27 137 sq miles)

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the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland, located at Stormont in Belfast

the head of the judiciary in Northern Ireland

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a kingdom of NW Europe, consisting chiefly of the island of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland : became the world's leading colonial power in the 18th century; the first country to undergo the Industrial Revolution . It became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1921, after the rest of Ireland became autonomous as the Irish Free State. Primarily it is a trading nation , the chief export is services and London is the world's largest financial centre; joined the Common Market (now the European Union ) in January 1973; referendum (2016) decided narrowly in favour of the UK leaving the European Union, which it did in 2020. Official language: English; Gaelic , Welsh , and other minority languages. Religion : Christian majority . Currency : pound sterling . Capital: London. Pop: 66 181 585 (2017 est). Area: 244 110 sq km (94 251 sq miles)

The United Kingdom is the official name for the country consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.