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Wales

American  
[weylz] / weɪlz /

noun

  1. a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8,016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).


Wales British  
/ weɪlz /

noun

  1. Welsh name: Cymru.  Medieval Latin name: Cambria.  a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 2 938 000 (2003 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles)

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Wales Cultural  
  1. One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupying the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.


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Example Sentences

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Heavy rain could cause "disruption and probable flooding" on Monday with an amber weather warning in place for south Wales.

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Armed police officers, the Coastguard and members of the Royal Marines were called in to track down the animal from north Wales after he fled a festive celebration in Formby, Merseyside, on Saturday.

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An amber Met Office severe weather warning for rain is in force across south Wales, while multiple yellow warnings are in force for many western areas of the UK.

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And finding an elected President who could unite Scotland England Wales and Northern Ireland would, I suspect, be a good deal harder than some republicans think.

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The deemed consent legislation has "helped to encourage" conversations according to Charlotte Charles-Williams, the lead organ donation nurse in south Wales.

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