Wales

American  

[weylz] / weɪlz /

noun

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

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Wales British  

/ weɪlz /

noun

1. Welsh name: Cymru.  Medieval Latin name: Cambria.  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)

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Wales Cultural  

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.

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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

It is a question Wales fans didn't want to ask themselves.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Generative AI—which in recent years has seen major technological advances and gained greater traction among consumers—has exacerbated that decline, Wales said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Because once the World Cup is done and dusted, the Nations League kicks-off in the autumn, with Portugal's first fixture after north America a home game with Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

GenAI is less of a problem for the user-written encyclopedia he helped create, Wales said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The greatest coaling port in the world at that time was Cardiff, in South Wales.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl