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Cymru

British  
/ kumˈri /

noun

  1. the Welsh name for Wales

"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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The club's team is in the Novira Cymru South division, the second tier of Welsh football.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Welsh forces recently formed Operation Galileo Cymru, working with farming unions and other agencies to share intelligence and coordinate action on hare coursing and associated rural crimes.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

NFU Cymru president Abi Reader said the industry would "really welcome the multi-annual funding".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Green Gen Cymru will now have to pay 60% of the claimant's costs, amounting to £21,000 alongside their own legal fees.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

I knew from studying atlases as a kid that Cymru meant Wales.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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