Bridgend

American  

[bri-jend] / ˌbrɪˈdʒɛnd /

noun

1. a county in southeastern Wales. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).

2. a town in the county of Bridgend, in southeastern Wales.

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Bridgend British  

/ ˌbrɪdʒˈɛnd /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Bridgend

Translation of Welsh Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr) “The End of the Bridge (on the Ogmoire),” from pen “head, top,” also “beginning, end” ( penguin ( def. ) ) + y, definite article + bont (mutated form of pont “bridge,” ultimately from Latin pōns; pons ( def. ) )

Example Sentences

Transport for Wales said services may be cancelled in both directions between Cardiff Central and Bridgend due to forecast severe weather from 14:00 GMT until the end of the day.

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More than 300 schools are closed for another day in Anglesey, Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Wrexham with poor road conditions making travel difficult.

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In Wales, some schools in Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend will be shut.

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Mr Slimani was born in Bridgend and moved to his father's native Morocco as a young child, where he helped look after goats on his grandparents' farm.

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One of the people Aled spoke to when he was setting up his How's Dad? support group was Mark Williams from Bridgend.

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