Blaenau Gwent

[ bla-nahy gwent ]

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

Origin of Blaenau Gwent

1
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”; see Gwent

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British Dictionary definitions for Blaenau Gwent

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)

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