Carmarthenshire

[kahr-mahr-thuhn-sheer, -sher]

noun

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

Carmarthenshire

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carmarthenshire¹

Carmarthen ( def. ) + shire ( def. )

Example Sentences

Each of the three claimants were granted anonymity by the tribunal, and the location of the incident was only described as Dyfed-Powys Police's "area of operation in Wales", which covers Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys.

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Christopher Mills was attacked by two masked men with guns, gloves and cable ties at the caravan he shared with his wife in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, in September 2024.

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Ethel Mills, 46, known as Michelle, from Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, had denied conspiring to murder Mr Mills with her lover Geraint Berry, 46, from Clydach, Swansea, who was also found guilty at Swansea Crown Court.

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An allegedly threatening message was made against a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on Friday.

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A month later, Christopher Mills was attacked by two masked men at a caravan he shared with his wife in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, on 20 September 2024.

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