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Cardiff

Cardiff

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The capital and largest city of Wales in the south of the country
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkɑːdɪf/
: Cardiff
  • I'm walking through Cardiff in the rain on our way to Cardiff Comic Con.
  • Cardiff University
  • Cardiff, Wales
  • Cardiff, U.K.

So he flew with me from Cardiff to London last year.

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Examples

  • You had a good job in Cardiff, didn't you?

  • I went to visit my boyfriend in Cardiff, and I was appalled at how expensive the drugstore products were.

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  • We came all the way from Cardiff to say hi!

  • Hey, I saw you fight in Cardiff, Wales once.

  • I know some people in Cardiff.

  • So he flew with me from Cardiff to London last year.

  • He's American, but he teaches at the University of Cardiff in Wales in Britain.

  • I am a GP and Clinical Lecturer at Cardiff University, Wales, UK.

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  • And I want to thank the people of Newport and Cardiff and the people of Wales for welcoming me and my delegation so warmly.

  • I visited Cardiff, the capital of Wales, to explore its rich history.

Surface Forms

Cardiff main

Etymology

The word Cardiff comes from the Welsh parts Caer 'fort' and Taff 'the river', so it originally meant 'fort on the Taff'. That's why the city's name points to the fortress by the river where the town began.