Blaenau Gwent

American  

[blahy-nahy gwent] / ˈblaɪˌnaɪ ˈgwɛnt /

noun

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

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Blaenau Gwent British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of Blaenau Gwent

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. )

Example Sentences

The data found Blaenau Gwent was the local authority with the highest concentration of highly deprived neighbourhoods.

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Blaenau Gwent council has been asked to comment.

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When it collapsed a year ago, 350 tonnes of slurry thundered through the Blaenau Gwent village and buried Mr Morgan's driveway.

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Alun Davies, who is assembly member for Blaenau Gwent, published a letter he sent to local party members, recalling his experiences recently on the doorstep.

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Blaenau Gwent enforcement officials have been out to more than 32,000 properties since 2017 in order to check black bin bags and monitor households for effective recycling, councillors were told.

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