Bridgend
Americannoun
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a county in southeastern Wales. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
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a town in the county of Bridgend, in southeastern Wales.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bridgend
Translation of Welsh Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr) “The End of the Bridge (on the Ogmoire),” from pen “head, top,” also “beginning, end” ( cf. penguin ( def. )) + y, definite article + bont (mutated form of pont “bridge,” ultimately from Latin pōns; see pons ( def. ))
Example Sentences
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Last March Roberts was announced as a second-place candidate for Reform in the constituency of Pen-y-Bont Bro Morgannwg, which spans Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Littlewood, from Bridgend, first started working for Nuffield Health in 2015.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Mark Hegarty helped organise a large protest in Bridgend, County Donegal on Thursday evening, where he said "hundreds and hundreds of lorries, tractors, vans and cars" blocked the road.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Owain Clatworthy was selected for sixth place on the list in Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg, and had been elected as a councillor in Bridgend last year.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
It shows up through the Trias and Lias in extensive inliers near Bridgend, while in Gower it dips away from the Old Red Sandstone of Cefn-y-bryn.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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