Cardiff
Americannoun
noun
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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)
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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)
Etymology
Origin of Cardiff
From Welsh Cardyf “Fort of the (River) Taff,” from Middle Welsh Caerdyf
Example Sentences
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It said that in Wales the May temperature record was surpassed again for the second day as 32.9C was recorded at Bute Park in Cardiff.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Move a division up and Lincoln and Cardiff both performed really well.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The country broke May records for the second consecutive day, as provisional temperatures reached 32.9C in Bute Park, Cardiff the Met Office said, surpassing Monday's record of 32.2C at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
"Mathew does the challenges and I class myself as campaign manager," joked Emily - although she is training to run Cardiff half marathon in October.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Within a few years, my father was able to buy a fine house in the village of Llandaff, just outside Cardiff, and there his wife Marie bore him two children, a girl and a boy.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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