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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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
He also moved back to his family's homeland, settling in Caerleon near Newport.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
Mr Hughes is a candidate for the Caerleon ward.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2022
Naomi Burge and John King from Caerleon, in Newport, had their first child Aoife in 2020 when Naomi was 35.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2022
There can be no reasonable doubt that there existed an episcopal see at Caerleon in early times.
From Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison by William Harrison
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