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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David, from Caerleon, Newport, described his father as a "lovely", "colourful character" and "well respected", saying his large beard meant "everyone saw him as kind of a Father Christmas lookalike".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
After running from the house following the attack, the court heard police located Dumbuya's vehicle on the M4 near Caerleon, Newport county, and pursued it.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
But Phil Sergeant, who has been involved in refurbishing an old phone box on the high street in Caerleon, near Newport, to hold a defibrillator, disagrees.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2019
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
In Monmouthshire is the decayed cathedral city of Caerleon, where, according to tradition, Arthur was crowned king in 508, and where he set up his most dazzling court, as told in the ‘Morte d’Arthur.’
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes
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