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

Control zones with stricter restrictions have been put in place near confirmed bird flu outbreaks in the Milford Haven area of Pembrokeshire, Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, Welshpool, Powys and Cynwyd, Denbighshire.

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"We're based between three counties and two of them - Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire - have had confirmed cases in the last month," Mr Thomas added.

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Those affected include commercial poultry units with 31,000 turkeys and another with 28,800 chickens in Pembrokeshire, a site with 26,000 chickens in Powys and another with 32,000 in Denbighshire.

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In Wales, National Grid said hundreds of properties in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire were without power.

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Dyfed-Powys Police has warned of poor driving conditions in parts of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, leading to roads being closed.

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