Gwent
a former administrative county in southern Wales.
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How to use Gwent in a sentence
From the Gwent tower there was an unobstructed view stretching away in every direction toward the horizon.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyIn the old Welsh tongue, Gwent means a champaign country, or level alluvial plain.
Science in Arcady | Grant AllenWilliam de Braose began his public career by calling the princes of Gwent to a conference at Abergavenny, and massacring them.
Medival Wales | A. G. LittleOne chieftain, Morgan of Caerleon, waged war against the marshal in Gwent, and was dislodged with difficulty.
The History of England | T.F. ToutNow, this is precisely what is described in the Domesday Survey of Gwent.
The English Village Community | Frederic Seebohm
British Dictionary definitions for Gwent
/ (ɡwɛnt) /
a former county of SE Wales: formed in 1974 from most of Monmouthshire and part of Breconshire; replaced in 1996 by Monmouthshire and the county boroughs of Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, and part of Caerphilly
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