Pembrokeshire

American  

[pem-brook-sheer, -sher, -brohk-] / ˈpɛm brʊkˌʃɪər, -ʃər, -broʊk- /

noun

1. a county in southwestern Wales. 610 sq. mi. (1,590 sq. km.)

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Pembrokeshire British  

/ ˈpɛmbrʊkˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of SW Wales, on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel: formerly (1974–96) part of Dyfed: a hilly peninsula with a deeply indented coast: tourism, agriculture, oil refining. Administrative centre: Haverfordwest Pop: 116 300 (2003 est). Area: 1589 sq km (614 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Pembrokeshire

Pembroke ( def. ) + shire ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Pembrokeshire

Dairy co-operative First Milk, which has a large cheese-processing plant in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, is trying to address the situation with all 700 of its farmers across the UK - including 200 in west Wales.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Plans to build a massive 20m-high space radar station in Pembrokeshire will be decided by Welsh government ministers.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The boy, 16, followed Vicki Williams into her empty classroom at Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire, after asking for help with his history work on 5 February.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Four schools in Pembrokeshire have shut, while Swansea, Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf councils have also seen an increase.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Recorde was born in Tenby, in Pembrokeshire, some time around 1510, and studied at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, obtaining qualifications in mathematics and in medicine.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin