Cardiff

[ kahr-dif ]

/ ˈkɑr dɪf /

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noun

a seaport in South Glamorgan, in SE Wales.

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Words nearby Cardiff

cardiac valve, cardialgia, cardie, cardiectasia, cardiectomy, Cardiff, cardigan, Cardigan Bay, Cardiganshire, Cardin, cardinal

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How to use Cardiff in a sentence

The royal couple then traveled on to the Welsh capital of Cardiff to watch a rugby match between Wales and Australia.
Kate Middleton, the Preggers Fashion Princess|Tom Sykes|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“These measures of penetrance are likely artificially high,” says University of Cardiff medical geneticist David Cooper.
The Genetic Heroes That Could Cure the Sick|Carrie Arnold|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In July 2013, 17 schoolboys in Cardiff, Wales showed up to school in skirts after temperatures in the U.K. became obscenely high.
Skirts Should Be a Normal Choice…for Both Women and Men|Erin Cunningham|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It is never going to come to court,” Frank Cranmer a researcher on law and religion at the Cardiff Law School, told me.
Britain Puts Mormonism on Trial|Naomi Zeveloff|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Daily Pic: At the Met, Janet Cardiff's sound art is much more than the great old music it riffs on.
A New Masterpiece, Built on an Old One|Blake Gopnik|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Cardiff Giant, which Horace said "you might depend upon was a hoax."
Prudy Keeping House|Sophie May
They took nearly all its castles, including that of Cardiff.
The History of England|T.F. Tout
As a village, Llandaff is now hardly aught except a flourishing suburb of Cardiff.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various
But the “Welsh Metropolis,” as Cardiff loves to call itself, will not again see those times.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various
Coal is in demand everywhere, and it is pre-eminently coal that Cardiff thrives on.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Cardiff

Cardiff

/ (ˈkɑːdɪf) /

noun

the capital of Wales, situated in the southeast, in Cardiff county borough: formerly an important port; seat of the Welsh assembly (1999); university (1883). Pop: 292 150 (2001)

a county borough in SE Wales, created in 1996 from part of South Glamorgan. Pop: 315 100 (2003 est). Area: 139 sq km (54 sq miles)

Welsh name: Caerdydd

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