Caernarfon

Or Caer·nar·von,

[kahr-nahr-vuhn]

noun

1. a seaport in western Gwynedd, in northwestern Wales, on the Menai Strait, built around a 13th-century castle of Edward II.

2. Caernarvonshire.

Caernarfon

/ kɑːˈnɑːvən /

noun

1. a port and resort in NW Wales, in Gwynedd on the Menai Strait: 13th-century castle. Pop: 9726 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caernarfon¹

From Welsh, equivalent to caer “Fort” + yn “in” (i.e., “facing”) Arfon “Angelsey”

Example Sentences

Lowri Puw, a 31-year-old pharmacist in Caernarfon - and a member of Welsh Pharmacy Board - said giving more responsibility to pharmacists was "fantastic news", allowing more patients to access UTI medication in a "timely manner, so the infection doesn't get worse".

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She told the monarch on Thursday: "I remember when your mother crowned you in Caernarfon Castle."

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Ms James said the estate agents were not advising viewings of the property, located 10 miles from Caernarfon, due to health and safety concerns.

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Idwal Owens, from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was diagnosed with vascular dementia six years ago, and his wife Moira said she was left to get on with it after the diagnosis.

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Bosses want to close the helicopter bases at Welshpool, in Powys, and Caernarfon, in Gwynedd, and open a new unit in north Wales which, they say, will allow them respond to more incidents annually.

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