Clwyd
a former administrative county in northern Wales, now part of Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Wrexham.
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How to use Clwyd in a sentence
St Asaph, in Clwyd, was one of the worst hit places in the UK, with more than 180 homes flooded and 500 evacuated.
Prince Charles Meets Family of Welsh Pensioner Killed by Floods | Tom Sykes | December 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe lies buried beside her beloved Piozzi at Tremeirchion church in the Vale of Clwyd.
The range of hills bordering the valley or delta of the Clwyd, is very fine.
Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) | Mrs. Hester Lynch PiozziWe are now in the richest and most fertile portion of the Vale of Clwyd, with its highest mountain not far away.
I chose the latter, and so followed the course of the Clwyd, which is very ugly, with a tidal flow and wide marshy banks.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1 | Nathaniel Hawthorne
Just below the castle, there is an arched stone bridge over the river Clwyd, and the best view of the edifice is from hence.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1 | Nathaniel HawthorneMy excursion to-day had been along the valley of the Clwyd, a very rich and fertile tract of country.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1 | Nathaniel Hawthorne
British Dictionary definitions for Clwyd
/ (ˈkluːɪd) /
a former county in NE Wales, formed in 1974 from Flintshire, most of Denbighshire, and part of Merionethshire; replaced in 1996 by Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham county borough, and part of Conwy county borough
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