Carmarthenshire

[ kahr-mahr-th uh n-sheer, -sher ]

/ kɑrˈmɑr ðənˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a historic county in Dyfed, in S Wales.

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Examples from the Web for carmarthenshire

He had been sent for, and all Carmarthenshire had been made to understand why it was to be so.
Cousin Henry|Anthony Trollope
Pant Shon Shenkin, it must be here remarked, was a famous place for the Carmarthenshire fairies.
British Goblins|Wirt Sikes
Carmarthenshire abounds in tales of ghosts and ghostly happenings.
Stranger Than Fiction|Mary L. Lewes
Hidden in a secluded corner of Carmarthenshire, he would not be easily tracked and discovered.
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson

From this period until the death of Prince Llewelyn the history of Carmarthenshire is national rather than local.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire

/ (kɑːˈmɑːðənˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

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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