Caerleon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Caerleon
From Welsh Caerllion, from Welsh Cair Legeion “Fortress of the (Roman) Legion”
Example Sentences
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Lucy Purcell, headteacher at Caerleon Comprehensive, says looking at the school year is a "positive thing".
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023
Manager Simon Daniel said he thought he had been dealing with Caerleon Comprehensive School in Newport over the event for 120 Year 11 pupils.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2021
Anthony Barnes Atkinson was born on Sept. 4, 1944, in Caerleon, a town in southern Wales near the border with England.
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2017
A team of archaeologists have been digging near the Roman fortress of Caerleon, just north of Newport for almost a year.
From Children's BBC • Aug. 24, 2011
It was the capital of the Atrebates; situated at known distances from London, Winchester, Bath, Spene, and Caerleon; and at a doubtful one, though easily supplied, from Cirencester and Old Sarum.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
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