Cardiganshire

[ kahr-di-guhn-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a historic county in western Wales, succeeded by Ceredigion.

Cardiganshire

/ -ʃə; ˈkɑːdɪɡənˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cardiganshire¹

From Welsh Ceredigion, derivative of Ceredig ap Cunedda (died 453), a local king + shire ( def )

Example Sentences

Elystan Morgan was the MP for Cardiganshire for eight years, before he joined the House of Lords as Lord Elystan-Morgan in 1981.

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The Cardiganshire seat turned Liberal in the election of February 1974, and he tried unsuccessfully to win it back in the second general election of that year.

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Unexpectedly for him, he was elected Labour MP for Cardiganshire in the 1966 general election.

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He was elected vice-president of the party in 1966, the same year he stood for the first of two unsuccessful attempts to represent Cardiganshire at Westminster in general elections.

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While the chief constable of Cardiganshire JJ Lloyd Williams said he used his "discretionary powers" and declared "all places of entertainment are now available to the public", this brought an angry response.

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