Meaning of peace line | Babel Free

Definitions

A separation barrier in Northern Ireland that separates a predominantly republican and Catholic neighborhood from a predominantly loyalist and unionist Protestant neighborhood.

Northern-Ireland, in-plural, often

Examples

“The factory, dripping with symbolism, straddled the peace line in West Belfast, separating the loyalist Shankill Road from the republican Falls with an entrance at either end for the two communities.”

“McCallum and the small team are in touch by telephone with community workers on the loyalist side of the peace line, working constantly to defuse tensions, especially during the contentious summer marching season.”

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