Wales

[weylz]

noun

1. a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8,016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).

Wales

/ weɪlz /

noun

1. Welsh name: Cymru. Medieval Latin name: Cambria. a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 2 938 000 (2003 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles)

Wales

1. One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupying the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.

Welsh culture is known for its writers and singers, dating back more than one thousand years to the bards (poet-singers) of the Middle Ages.

Example Sentences

Cadw said this year could see the highest ever number of reported crimes of damage and vandalism at some of Wales' ancient sites.

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But speaking at her party's UK conference in Birmingham, Laura Anne Jones questioned whether the Welsh Parliament should continue if Reform could not make it "work for Wales".

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The Capital Investment Fund, issued by the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh government, received 68 applications.

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She became a volunteer in the Passage homelessness charity, which Cardinal Hume had helped to set up - and which is now given high-profile support by the Prince of Wales.

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Campaigners Save the School Transport RCT/Wales have called for a rethink, expressing concerns about the safety of pupils.

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