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Wrexham

British  
/ ˈrɛksəm /

noun

  1. a town in N Wales, in Wrexham county borough: seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric of Wales (except the former Glamorganshire); formerly noted for coal-mining. Pop: 42 576 (2001)

  2. a county borough in NE Wales, created in 1996 from part of Clwyd. Pop: 129 700 (2003 est). Area: 500 sq km (193 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The incident came after the 1-0 pre-season win against Wrexham at Yankee Stadium in New York.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Luke Chambers spent the second half of last season on loan at Charlton Athletic but, given Liverpool's centre-half crisis, the left-back moved inside against Wrexham in Liverpool's previous friendly and kept his place.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Hogan is speaking to BBC Sport in New York ahead of Andoni Iraola's side taking on Wrexham at the famous Yankee Stadium on Wednesday evening at 19:30 local time, 00:30 BST.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Josh Smith, from Wrexham, began experiencing brain fog and headaches in January, but assumed he was "just tired".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

A short biography of this civic orator will not be uninteresting:—Robert Waithman was born of humble parentage, at Wrexham, in North Wales.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

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