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
Newport Council said the event was not organised by Caerleon Comprehensive but staff had sent messages out to the Year 11 group urging them to get a test.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2021
Joel Hughes, of Caerleon, Newport, launched a fundraiser to "show her not everyone in the UK is horrible".
From BBC • Jul. 6, 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
This Iter ran, like the former, from Caerleon to Usk, where bending to the right it traversed the country to Monmouth.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
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