Cardiganshire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cardiganshire
From Welsh Ceredigion, derivative of Ceredig ap Cunedda (died 453), a local king + shire ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Unexpectedly for him, he was elected Labour MP for Cardiganshire in the 1966 general election.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2021
He was elected vice-president of the party in 1966, the same year he stood for the first of two unsuccessful attempts to represent Cardiganshire at Westminster in general elections.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2020
Almost 98 years ago to the day, he was posted with the Cardiganshire Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery to Bedfordshire to undergo basic training in preparation for their deployment to the Western front.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2013
I have shivered many a happy day on the rain-lashed beaches of lovely Cardiganshire, so named presumably because you have to wear at least two cardigans to stay warm.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2012
I often think of the characteristic remark addressed by a Welshwoman I knew to an English neighbour, who had no taste for gadding, and found Cardiganshire rather triste.
From Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore by Mary L. Lewes
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