Gwynedd

[ gwin-eth ]

noun

1. a county in northwestern Wales. 979 sq. mi. (2,535 sq. km).

Gwynedd

/ ˈɡwɪnɛð /

noun

1. a county of NW Wales, formed in 1974 from Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, part of Denbighshire, and most of Merionethshire; lost Anglesey and part of the NE in 1996: generally mountainous with many lakes, much of it lying in Snowdonia National Park. Administrative centre: Caernarfon. Pop: 117 500 (2003 est). Area: 2550 sq km (869 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gwynedd¹

Of uncertain origin; from Welsh Gwynedd, and possibly meaning “collection of tribes,” a borrowing from early Irish (and a reflection of ancient Irish settlement in the area), and either cognate with the Old Irish ethnic name Féni “Irish (People),” or from Old Irish fían “war band”

Example Sentences

Rhianon Bragg, from Rhosgadfan near Caernarfon, Gwynedd was held hostage for eight hours with a shotgun in 2019.

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Harvey, from Shrewsbury, who died alongside three friends in a car accident near Garreg, Gwynedd, was a passionate guitarist.

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Transport for Wales said trains between Llandudno, Conwy county, and Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd were cancelled.

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Mared Foulkes was 21, a talented and intelligent student from near Menai Bridge who had already dedicated her life to a career as a pharmacist, working in a chemist in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, to get experience.

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Complex vascular services were centralised to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in April 2019, having previously been split between Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor and Wrexham Maelor Hospital.

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