Dyfed

[duhv-id]

noun

1. a former administrative county in Wales, now part of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire.

Dyfed

/ ˈdʌvɛd /

noun

1. a former county in SW Wales: created in 1974 from Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire, and Carmarthenshire; in 1996 it was replaced by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dyfed¹

From Welsh, ultimately from Demetae, the (Latin) name of an Iron Age Celtic tribe that inhabited the area, and deriving from a Celtic element related to the Welsh defaid “sheep,” and the Ancient British defod “wealth, property, riches”

Example Sentences

The new Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys Police, Ifan Charles, said police had worked "exceptionally hard to understand all the circumstances of this tragic incident".

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Dyfed Powys-Police said it was not treated as suspicious.

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In mitigation, barrister Dyfed Thomas said Hale was a 17-year-old who had previously been of good character.

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Dyfed Edwards, chairman of Betsi Cadwaladr health board, said he was "fairly confident" there will be no one on the long-term waiting list by next January.

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The M48 Severn Bridge is closed due to strong winds while Dyfed Powys Police says road conditions in its region are "extremely poor" due to multiple fallen trees.

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