Glamorgan

[gluh-mawr-guhn]

noun

1. Also called Glamorganshire. a historic county in southeastern Wales.

2. Vale of Glamorgan, a county in southeastern Wales. 129 sq. mi. (335 sq. km).

Glamorgan

/ ɡləˈmɔːɡən, ɡləˈmɔːɡənˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a former county of SE Wales: divided into West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan in 1974; since 1996 administered by the county of Swansea and the county boroughs of Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Vale of Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil, and part of Caerphilly

Word History and Origins

Origin of Glamorgan¹

From Welsh; literally “country of Morgan,” equivalent to gwlad “country” + Morgan (Hen ab Owain) “Morgan (the Old, Son of Owain”), king of Morgannwg (died 975)

Example Sentences

Kory Russell, 25, from Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, collapsed at the finish line of the Royal Parks Half Marathon in Hyde Park, London, on 12 October.

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An all-electric version of the retro Morris J-Type - also known as the Morris JE - will be produced at Bro Tathan in St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan.

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James, who grew up in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, added: "This is testament to the incredible work of everyone who made the show."

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Designed by architect Edmund Willmott, the cottage was built by Welsh craftsmen from materials left over from the construction of Llandough Hospital in Vale of Glamorgan, which opened in 1933.

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Kamran Rasool Aman was knifed in the heart just after midnight on 1 July in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.

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