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Cardiganshire

American  
[kahr-di-guhn-sheer, -sher] / ˈkɑr dɪ gənˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

  1. a historic county in western Wales, succeeded by Ceredigion.


Cardiganshire British  
/ ˈkɑːdɪɡənˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Cardiganshire

From Welsh Ceredigion, derivative of Ceredig ap Cunedda (died 453), a local king + shire ( def. )

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Elystan Morgan was the MP for Cardiganshire for eight years, before he joined the House of Lords as Lord Elystan-Morgan in 1981.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2021

Unexpectedly for him, he was elected Labour MP for Cardiganshire in the 1966 general election.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2021

On that occasion he visited Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, but would return during the 1940s when he was employed as an official war artist.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2014

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

Edward Llwyd, M.A., an eminent British antiquary and naturalist, was a native of Cardiganshire, where he was born about 1670. 

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Robert Williams

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