Gwent

[gwent]

noun

1. a former administrative county in southern Wales.

Gwent

/ ɡwɛnt /

noun

1. a former county of SE Wales: formed in 1974 from most of Monmouthshire and part of Breconshire; replaced in 1996 by Monmouthshire and the county boroughs of Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, and part of Caerphilly

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gwent¹

From Welsh, from Old Welsh Guent, name of a medieval Welsh kingdom, from Latin Venta (Silurum) “Market Town (of the Silures),” a local Celtic tribe

Example Sentences

As Gwent Police officers set to find out, forensic collision investigator PC Matt Rue described how it is illegal for privately-owned scooters to be used on public roads in this way.

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Gwent Police said a 17-year-old boy remained in custody.

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Despite denying causing death by dangerous driving, he was found guilty and jailed for four years, after a Gwent Police investigation filmed by BBC show The Crash Detectives found Mrs Comins was in his field of view for 18 seconds.

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The speeding driver fled before Mr Parry was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the crash on the Heads of the Valleys road between Tredegar and Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent.

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"I thought I seen a police car... then it dawned on me the car ain't insured," he said in his interview with Gwent Police.

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