Cardiff

[kahr-dif]

noun

1. Official Name City and County of Cardiff. the capital city of Wales, located on the southeastern coast.

Cardiff

/ ˈkɑːdɪf /

noun

1. the capital of Wales, situated in the southeast, in Cardiff county borough: formerly an important port; seat of the Welsh assembly (1999); university (1883). Pop: 292 150 (2001)

2. a county borough in SE Wales, created in 1996 from part of South Glamorgan. Pop: 315 100 (2003 est). Area: 139 sq km (54 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cardiff¹

From Welsh Cardyf “Fort of the (River) Taff,” from Middle Welsh Caerdyf

Example Sentences

A police officer has described how people threw slate "like they were throwing frisbees" during rioting in Cardiff two years ago.

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About 500 people attended a recent Darogan recruitment event in Cardiff with one independent careers support body saying creative industries, business and tech are the UK's biggest growth areas and will need more graduates.

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Wales face England in a friendly at Wembley on Thursday, 9 October before hosting Belgium in a World Cup qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium the following Monday.

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An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a car struck three pedestrians in Cardiff on Saturday.

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Handheld scanners will be used to search children suspected of having a weapon in Cardiff schools under new guidance.

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