Cymry

American  

[kim-ree] / ˈkɪm ri /

Or Kymry

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the Welsh, or the branch of the Celtic people to which the Welsh belong, comprising also the Cornish people and the Bretons.

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Cymry British  

/ ˈkɪmrɪ /

noun

1. the Brythonic branch of the Celtic people, comprising the present-day Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons See Brythonic

2. the Welsh people

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Etymology

Origin of Cymry

< Welsh Cymry Welshmen, plural of Cymro < British Celtic *combrogos, presumably “fellow countryman,” equivalent to *com- (cognate with Latin com- com- ) + *-brogos, derivative of *brogā > Welsh, Cornish, Breton bro country, district; compare Allobrogēs a Gaulish tribe, Old Irish mruig piece of inhabited or cultivated land

Example Sentences

The Welsh language is the oldest in the UK, with its origins dating back 4,000 years, and the word Cymry was used to describe its people from the 7th Century.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Even now, new developments occasionally nod to the settlers - including Llewelyn Road, Cymry Drive, Llanelly Lane and Derwydd Lane.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

Caeo Harri Hughes, 24, said Clwb Rygbi Cymry Caerdydd members were disappointed at the lack of support from EasyJet.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2022

Cardiff's Clwb Rygbi Cymry Caerdydd were due to fly out of Bordeaux on Sunday.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2022

Some time ago a body of Welsh patriots determined to save the tongue and literature of the Cymry from extinction by founding a new Welsh nation on the shores of Patagonia.

From Stray Studies from England and Italy by Greene, John Richard