Cymric

[ kim-rik, sim- ]

/ ˈkɪm rɪk, ˈsɪm- /

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adjective

of or relating to the Cymry.

noun

Welsh (def. 3).

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Also Kym·ric

[kim-rik] /ˈkɪm rɪk/ .

Origin of Cymric

Cymr(y) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Cymric

non-Cymric, adjective

Words nearby Cymric

cymograph, cymoid, cymophane, cymose, cymotrichous, Cymric, Cymru, Cymry, Cynewulf, cynghanedd, cynic

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How to use Cymric in a sentence

In the Cymric field, three spills are still running, state officials say, including one that’s spilled nearly twice as much as the one for which Chevron was fined.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
Last year, he and his deputy toured Chevron’s spill in the Cymric field.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
They are known as “surface expressions,” and the Cymric field was a hot spot.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
Chevron, for instance, told lawmakers this year that it had spent $9 million to try to halt spills in the Cymric field.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica

Yonder in the Cymric land beyond the narrow sea whence Howel came it shall not be lost.
A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler
He had the Cymric and Celtic respect of character; which puts aside the person's environments to face the soul.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
More than half the names borne by the population of England are of Cymric origin or derivation.
America Discovered by the Welsh in 1170 A.D.|Benjamin Franklin Bowen
Thus the Cymric proverb, “There is no impossibility to the maiden who hath a fortune to lose or a husband to win.”
Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway|J. Randall
Then with harp, music and song they dedicated the spot as a stronghold of the Cymric nation.
Welsh Fairy Tales|William Elliott Griffis

British Dictionary definitions for Cymric

Cymric

Kymric

/ (ˈkɪmrɪk) /

noun

the Welsh language

the Brythonic group of Celtic languages

a breed of medium-sized cat with soft semi-long hair

adjective

of or relating to the Cymry, any of their languages, Wales, or the Welsh

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