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Carnarvon

American  
[kahr-nahr-vuhn] / kɑrˈnɑr vən /

noun

  1. Caernarfon.

  2. Also Carnarvonshire Caernarvonshire.


Carnarvon British  
/ kɑːˈnɑːvən /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Caernarfon

"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

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As Carter peeked through a crack in the tomb’s sealed door, his exchange with Carnarvon ranks as one of the most famous in all archaeology: “ ‘Can you see anything?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Nearly 20 new species have now been described with the help of specimens collected on the 2022 voyage, including the Carnarvon Flapjack Octopus announced earlier in 2025.

From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025

"I never saw her on set with a little script, she knew it before she got here," Lady Carnarvon, who lives in Highclere Castle where Downton Abbey was filmed, told BBC Breakfast.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

As he aimed his flashlight into the darkness, his friend and sponsor, George Herbert, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, asked if he could see anything.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022

Beddgelert and Snowdon Ranger are good starting-points, and better still is Penygroes station, on the line from Portmadoc to Carnarvon.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.

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