Cymru

Examples

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• The number of staff in Welsh health boards suffering from stress-related illness has risen by 43% over the past three years, reveals a Freedom of Information Act request by Plaid Cymru.

  Academic text (2014)

• L: WALES Nominations for the inaugural Social Work Awards Scheme Cymru close on 10 February.

  Academic text (2009)

• The BBC Cymru Wales produced series will return to BBC AMERICA on December 25, and an additional eight epic episodes will premiere in the spring.

  Blog text (12)

• The Plaid Cymru website comes in Welsh and English versions.

  Blog text (5)

• Older People: Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged in Wales are urging older people to contact their energy suppliers and ask to be placed on their priority register to prevent them from being disconnected should they have trouble paying their bills during the winter.

  Academic text (2009)

• Cymru is the Welsh name for Cymru, one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.

• The flag of Cymru features a red dragon symbolizing the country's heritage.

Synonyms

W

Wales

vsCymru

86 1.3

A country in western Great Britain that is part of the United Kingdom and has its own language and culture

is the Welsh language name rather than the English one

C

Cambria

vsCymru

• Archaic

4 9.9

An old name for Wales used in stories and poems

is the modern Welsh name used by native speakers today

Surface Forms

Etymology