Caernarfon

American  

[kahr-nahr-vuhn] / kɑrˈnɑr vən /

Or Caernarvon,

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.

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Caernarfon British  

/ kɑːˈnɑːvən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Caernarfon

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

Example Sentences

His partner, Shelly Price, told the hearing in Caernarfon Thomas lived an "incredibly active life" and was "excited" about the route.

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Gwynfor Coaches, which runs buses in Anglesey, Caernarfon, Llanberis and Snowdonia, said it had suspended some services due to rural roads being "completely unsafe, and drivers unable to come in to work".

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As a choirboy with "the voice of an angel", aged 19 he carried a cross leading a procession at Prince Charles's 1969 investiture in Jones's Caernarfon hometown, watched by hundreds of millions worldwide.

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"On Saturday, me and my colleague were phoning up companies in and around Llanberis, Bangor and Caernarfon asking for help," Mr McIntyre said.

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But the development does not fill young people on the streets of Caernarfon with any great hope.

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