Ceredigion

American  

[kair-uh-dig-yahn, kair-uh-dig-ee-ahn] / ˌkɛər əˈdɪg jɑn, ˌkɛər əˈdɪg i ɑn /

noun

1. a county in western Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. 688 sq. mi. (1,783 sq. km).

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Ceredigion British  

/ ˌkɛrəˈdɪɡjən /

noun

1. a county of W Wales, on Cardigan Bay: created in 1996 from part of Dyfed; corresponds to the former Cardiganshire (abolished 1974): mainly agricultural, with the Cambrian Mountains in the E and N. Administrative centre: Aberaeron. Pop: 77 200 (2003 est). Area: 1793 sq km (692 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Ceredigion

See Cardiganshire ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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Ceredigion

In the film, Cullen, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, plays a closeted man who finds he will go to any lengths to keep up appearances in his insular community.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Layla Mangan from Alexanders estate agent in Aberystwyth said she was "surprised" at the 9.3% drop in prices recorded for Ceredigion.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The party says it would initially target the plan in areas with the fewest jobs openings for young people, citing Rotherham, Ceredigion, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Broxtowe and South Staffordshire, with an ambition to roll it out nationwide.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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

It was by driving the De Clares out of Ceredigion in Stephen’s reign that Rhys ap Gruffydd laid the foundation of his power, and raised Deheubarth to be the foremost of the native principalities.

From Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures by A. G. (Andrew George) Little

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