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Wales

Wales

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A country in western Great Britain that is part of the United Kingdom and has its own language and culture
  • proper noun
  • /weɪlz/
translation icon : Gales
  • Cardiff is the capital city of Wales and hosts many cultural events.
  • South Wales
  • England and Wales
  • Prince of Wales

So born in Swansea, Wales, place called Town Hill.

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Examples

  • This is Wales!

  • We're doing Scotland, Ireland, Wales and of course England.

  • So back to when I was a boy in Wales, North Wales.

  • And we can expect to see an increase in young people in England and Wales pretty soon.

  • I am the Prime Minister of Wales!

  • What part of Wales is he from Cardiff?

  • We met in England, somewhere in Wales, in Wales, near Wrexham.

  • The second most populous city in Wales is going to be Cardiff.

  • Kate says it best: "The average age in North Wales is fifty-three."

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Cervical screening in uptake in Wales is at an all time low.

Synonyms

Cambria
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  • Archaic
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An old name for Wales used in stories and poems

is the modern common name rather than a historical or literary one
Cymru
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The Welsh name for Wales, a country in the United Kingdom

is the English language name used broadly rather than the Welsh form

Compounds

The eldest son of the British king or queen who is first in line to the throne

A state in the southeast of Australia with Sydney as its capital

Prince of Wales heath
  • South African
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A South African shrub grown for its many white flowers

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A New Zealand fern with divided leaves and very hairy stalks

Prince-of-Wales fern
  • New Zealand
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A fern from New Zealand with feathery leaves and a hairy stalk

Prince-of-Wales plume
  • New Zealand
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A New Zealand fern with divided leaves and hairy stems

Surface Forms

Wales main

Etymology

Wales comes from Old English Wēalas, which meant 'foreigners' and was the name early English speakers used for people who spoke a different language. The same root appears in Welsh, so Wales essentially means the land of the Welsh people.