Caerphilly

[ kair-fil-ee ]

noun

1. a county in southeastern Wales. 107 sq. mi. (278 sq. km).
2. a town in the county of Caerphilly, in southeastern Wales.
3. Also called Caerphilly cheese. a mild, white, crumbly, medium-hard cheese, originally made in Wales.

Caerphilly

/ kɛəˈfɪlɪ /

noun

1. a market town in SE Wales, in Caerphilly county borough: site of the largest castle in Wales (13th–14th centuries). Pop: 31 060 (2001)
2. a county borough in SE Wales, created in 1996 from parts of Mid Glamorgan and Gwent. Pop: 170 200 (2003 est). Area: 275 sq km (106 sq miles)
3. a creamy white mild-flavoured cheese

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caerphilly¹

From place name Caerphilly, from Welsh Caerffili “Fort of Ffili,” equivalent to caer “fort” + “(St.) Ffili”

Example Sentences

Adrian Thole, from Caerphilly, paid for 12 sessions for his 15-year-old daughter Hannah, but only five were delivered.

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The parents-of-three, who live in Hengoed, Caerphilly, said Ms Allen-Wyatt told them a GPS tracker would measure Willow's metrics, which she would then compare against children on the Aston Villa Academy database.

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Kelly Tanner from Blackwood, Caerphilly, arranged for her nine-year old "football-mad" daughter Elen to have a taster session, before she then paid £300 for 10 sessions.

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He left Aberbargoed in Caerphilly county at 16, and moved to Cardiff, where he started singing lessons.

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Nicola Thomas, 38, from Caerphilly is registered blind.

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