Wales

[ weylz ]

noun

1. a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8,016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).

Wales

/ weɪlz /

noun

1. a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 2 938 000 (2003 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles) Welsh nameCymru Medieval Latin nameCambria

Wales

1. One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , occupying the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain . Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.

Notes

Welsh culture is known for its writers and singers, dating back more than one thousand years to the bards (poet-singers) of the Middle Ages .

Example Sentences

The stone circle was found at site called Waun Mawn, which lies in the Preseli region of Wales.

From Science News

There's a brand-new factory, just completed on the site of an old RAF maintenance base at St Athan, Wales.

From Ars Technica

The Wales-based artist diverges from other land artists by documenting his art with illustrations rather than photos.

From Washington Post

She continued to publish essays about her life in Wales, her memories and what she called the “tangled web” of her life until shortly before her death.

From Washington Post

If no one was even going to reach out to help the princess of Wales, I thought — if that’s how much we’re in denial about this — well, I should be good lying about this one for a while.

From Washington Post

Iggy Azalea was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly in New South Wales.

From The Daily Beast

The king set about punishing Marshal, opposing his attempts to establish his family in their lands in Ireland and Wales.

From The Daily Beast

The royal couple then traveled on to the Welsh capital of Cardiff to watch a rugby match between Wales and Australia.

From The Daily Beast

His predicament eventually become something of a cause célèbre, attracting even the attention of the Princess of Wales.

From The Daily Beast

In his version of the story, he then convinced Wales to try the wiki approach.

From The Daily Beast

Such a furnace worked there for many years, until copper smelting was removed from Cornwall to Wales.

From Project Gutenberg

Scotland has eight working railway companies, England and Wales 104, and Ireland 28.

From Project Gutenberg

A 60-horse-power engine was being built in Wales, with an 8-feet stroke, to work expansively with 30 lbs.

From Project Gutenberg

The cast-iron outer casing was soon abandoned, though one of them in Wales remained in work fifty years, using steam of 60 lbs.

From Project Gutenberg

I shall write to you again before I leave home, and as soon as I arrive in Wales will also write to you.

From Project Gutenberg