Powys

[ poh-is ]

noun

1. John Cowper, 1872–1963, English author.
2. his brother Llewelyn, 1884–1939, English author.
3. his brother Theodore Francis, 1875–1953, English author.
4. a county in E Wales. 1,960 sq. mi. (5,077 sq. km).

Powys

¹

/ ˈpaʊɪs /

noun

1. a county in E Wales, formed in 1974 from most of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire, and Radnorshire. Administrative centre: Llandrindod Wells. Pop: 129 300 (2003 est). Area: 5077 sq km (1960 sq miles)

Powys

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/ ˈpəʊɪs /

noun

1. PowysJohn Cowper18721963MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: essayistWRITING: poet John Cowper (ˈkuːpə). 1872–1963, British novelist, essayist, and poet, who spent much of his life in the US His novels include Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), and Owen Glendower (1940)
2. PowysLlewelyn18841939MBritishWRITING: essayistWRITING: journalist his brother, Llewelyn. 1884–1939, British essayist and journalist
3. PowysT(heodore) F(rancis)18751953MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer his brother, T ( heodore ) F ( rancis ). 1875–1953, British novelist and short-story writer, noted for such religious fables as Mr Weston's Good Wine (1927) and Unclay (1931)

Example Sentences

Police responded to objection from locals in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, about a painting of a naked female cowboy displayed in the gallery's window in September.

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David Tudor Evans, 66, died after two trains crashed near the village of Llanbrynmair in Powys on 21 October.

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Speaking in the House of Commons, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner sent her "condolences to those affected by the train crash in Powys".

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The body of a person wearing a wetsuit has been found in a Powys reservoir, police have said.

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The crash happened near Llanbrynmair, in Powys, and the line is closed while emergency services work, a joint statement from the operators said.

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