Carmarthenshire

American  

[kahr-mahr-thuhn-sheer, -sher] / kɑrˈmɑr ðənˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a county in southern Wales. 925 sq. mi. (2,395 sq. km).

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Carmarthenshire British  

/ kɑːˈmɑːðənˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of S Wales, formerly part of Dyfed (1974–96): on Carmarthen Bay, with the Cambrian Mountains in the N: generally agricultural (esp dairying). Administrative centre: Carmarthen. Pop: 176 000 (2003 est). Area: 2398 sq km (926 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Carmarthenshire

Carmarthen ( def. ) + shire ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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Carmarthenshire

Emily Evans, 21, from Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, is a stay-at-home mum to her two young children.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Carmarthenshire Council issued Wale with an enforcement notice alleging he had broken planning rules, but he has been given more time to relocate the animals.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

It says it will invest nearly £1bn by 2030, with proposals affecting parts of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Powys and Shropshire.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

TGC is working on a number of projects on land owned by the Welsh government, including proposed wind farms at Carreg Wen near Aberdare and Glyn Cothi in Carmarthenshire.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

A Carmarthenshire tradition names among those who lived for a period among the Tylwyth Teg no less a person than the translator into Welsh of Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrim’s Progress.’

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

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