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 memorial garden officially opens at Thornhill cemetery in Cardiff on Monday to honour donors and educate others on the law.

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The Springboks completed an autumn clean sweep by going on the rampage in Cardiff to score 11 tries in a 73-0 win.

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Eight months on from the England embarrassment, it was the Springboks squad belting out their celebration tune on an autumnal Saturday night in Cardiff.

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This almost felt like a South Africa home game with the volume of Springbok support as Wales suffered an 11th international defeat in 12 matches in Cardiff.

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His parents and brother spent more than nine months living with him at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff.

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