Blaenau Gwent

[ blahy-nahy gwent ]

noun

1. a county in southeastern Wales. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).

Blaenau Gwent

/ ˈblaɪˌnaʊ ˈɡwɛnt /

noun

1. a county borough of SE Wales, created in 1996 from NW Gwent. Administrative centre: Ebbw Vale. Pop: 68 900 (2003 est). Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blaenau Gwent¹

From Welsh: literally, “Uplands of Gwent,” from blaenau “uplands, upper reaches of river,” plural of blaen “end, front, point,” also “remote region, river source, upland”; Gwent ( def )