Llanelli

[ la-nel-ee; Welsh hla-ne-hlee ]

noun

1. a seaport in Carmarthenshire, in southern Wales.

Llanelli

/ θlæˈnɛθlɪ; hlaˈnɛhliː /

noun

1. an industrial town in S Wales, in SE Carmarthenshire on an inlet of Carmarthen Bay. Pop: 46 357 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Llanelli¹

From Welsh; literally, “Church of Saint Eluned,” also spelled Almeda, Eilineth, Eiliwedd, and Ellyw; land ( def )

Example Sentences

In 2021, Nyarai and her family moved from London to Llanelli, and she said was a "daunting experience" leaving a city where she identified with a lot of people to a predominantly white area.

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Dr Raed Al-Mobayed, 46, of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, was accused of possessing 153 indecent images of children on his computer and three videos of extreme pornography.

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Llanelli's Labour mayor and the MP for the area have also raised concerns over the closure.

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"The health board clearly don't understand Llanelli if they think that people will just let this go."

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Nia Griffith, the Labour MP for Llanelli, said on social media network X she was "very concerned" at the proposals at the MIU.

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