Glamorgan

American  

[gluh-mawr-guhn] / gləˈmɔr gən /

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).

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Glamorgan British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Glamorgan

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

Located on Trinity Street, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, the house is opposite Gwen's where Bryn would frequently pop in for an omelette and the occasional mint Baileys.

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Jessica, from Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, was experiencing pain and vaginal bleeding which became serious in 2019.

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Rob, from the Vale of Glamorgan, joined the RAF in 2008 as a physical training instructor, before deciding to specialise as a parachute jumping instructor in 2015.

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The black leather boots, thought to date back to the early 1900s, were discovered by volunteers cleaning up rock pools on Ogmore-by-Sea beach in the Vale of Glamorgan.

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At the start of last year, Enfys Foundation Reuse & Restore charity store in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, put up a customer notice on its social media pages after donations were left outside over the Christmas period.

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