Pembrokeshire
a county in southwestern Wales. 610 sq. mi. (1,590 sq. km.)
Origin of Pembrokeshire
1- Also called Pembroke.
Words Nearby Pembrokeshire
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How to use Pembrokeshire in a sentence
In 2004 a 36-year-old man from Pembrokeshire became the first person in the UK to die from cannabis toxicity.
It was granted, and at the end of October 1575 he landed near his own house at Lanfey in Pembrokeshire.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellLittle is spoken in the southern half of the Gower peninsula or in S. Pembrokeshire.
Beyond Caermarthenshire is Pembrokeshire, forming the western extremity of the Welsh peninsula.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive | Joel CookA Pembrokeshire Welshman told me this story as a tradition well known in that part of Wales.
British Goblins | Wirt Sikes
A black calf, which haunted a Pembrokeshire brook early in the present century, was believed to be the devil in familiar guise.
British Goblins | Wirt Sikes
British Dictionary definitions for Pembrokeshire
/ (ˈpɛmbrʊkˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /
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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