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
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According to Cardiff Council the company had switched to a data centre because of "changing market demand".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The research, led by Duke-NUS Medical School in collaboration with Singapore General Hospital and Cardiff University, identified a molecular system that becomes disrupted as muscles grow older.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The member of the Cardiff Council cabinet and Llanrumney ward councillor said in a letter it was "hard to reconcile" the centre's emissions "with Cardiff's climate emergency declaration and Planning Policy Wales".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"I said, 'can she be from Cardiff?' and they were like, 'of course'. So she's from Cardiff now," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The analysis of the remains, conducted by researchers from Cardiff University, the Mary Rose Trust, and the British Geological Survey, were among the most extensive ever undertaken.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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