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Bridgend
[ bri-jend ]
noun
- a county in southeastern Wales. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- a town in the county of Bridgend, in southeastern Wales.
Bridgend
/ ˌbrɪdʒˈɛnd /
noun
- a county borough in S Wales, created in 1996 from S Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Bridgend. Pop: 129 900 (2003 est). Area: 264 sq km (102 sq miles)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bridgend1
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Example Sentences
It is connected by an ancient stone bridge with the suburb of Bridgend on the southern or Pembroke bank of the river.
So I buried my wife and daughter-in-law, and lost all chance to bury my son, between two Bridgend market-days.
For I never could show myself at Bridgend, if through my means Hezekiah found the sea his churchyard.
It was a hamlet known as Bridgend up till 1810, in which year it was erected into a burgh of barony under its present name.
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