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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The research, led by Duke-NUS Medical School in collaboration with Singapore General Hospital and Cardiff University, identified a molecular system that becomes disrupted as muscles grow older.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Cardiff Council has said it was looking at for an alternative site for the park and ride.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
A senior Labour councillor from Cardiff council - which has an agreement to sell the site to the developer - had also objected.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Lauren Morais from Cardiff talks about her role in the new Marvel series, VisionQuest.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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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