Merthyr Tydfil
Americannoun
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a county in southern Wales. 43 sq. mi. (113 sq. km).
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a city in the county of Merthyr Tydfil, in southern Wales.
noun
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a town in SE Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil county borough: formerly an important centre for the mining industry. Pop: 30 483 (2001)
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a county borough in SE Wales, created from part of N Mid Glamorgan in 1996. Pop: 55 400 (2003 est). Area: 111 sq km (43 sq miles)
Etymology
Origin of Merthyr Tydfil
From Welsh Merthyr Tudful, equivalent to merthyr “martyr, martyr's shrine” + Tudful (Welsh spelling), a Welsh saint martyred by pagan Welsh or Saxons about 480
Example Sentences
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GNW 2023 Realisations Limited was fined £400,000 and ordered to pay a £2,000 victim surcharge and £17,854 in costs at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on 17 June 2026.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Until Tuesday only Swansea, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport were funding childcare under Flying Start for all two-year-olds in their area.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Georgia Griffiths, 26, from Merthyr Tydfil, said writing poetry helped her to make sense of the world in today's "very political climate".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
The UK's largest opencast coalmine - Ffos-y-Fran above Merthyr Tydfil - closed in 2023 after its operator's application for an extension was turned down.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Each Welsh borough constituency returns one member, except Merthyr Tydfil, which returns two, so that there are eleven Welsh borough members.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
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