Cardiganshire

[ kahr-di-guhn-sheer, -sher ]

noun
  1. a historic county in western Wales, succeeded by Ceredigion.

Origin of Cardiganshire

1
From Welsh Ceredigion, derivative of Ceredig ap Cunedda (died 453), a local king + shire

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Cardiganshire

/ (ˈkɑːdɪɡənˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /


noun
  1. a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996

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