Cardiff
Americannoun
noun
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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)
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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)
Etymology
Origin of Cardiff
From Welsh Cardyf “Fort of the (River) Taff,” from Middle Welsh Caerdyf
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, the British band are taking to the stage in Cardiff as they return with their rebooted Circus Live tour, complete with acrobats, ringmasters, tightrope walkers, and even a mechanical elephant.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Now, 17 years on, they're doing the same for one night only in Cardiff, ahead of releasing their 10th studio album towards the end of 2026.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Blood tests were taken and she was told to attend the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff the following day, where she realised the news was serious.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Born in Cardiff in 1949 to a Royal Air Force officer and his wife, Sullivan first found a taste for business selling football programmes.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Within a few years, my father was able to buy a fine house in the village of Llandaff, just outside Cardiff, and there his wife Marie bore him two children, a girl and a boy.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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