Pembrokeshire

[pem-brook-sheer, -sher, -brohk-]

noun

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

Pembrokeshire

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pembrokeshire¹

Pembroke ( def. ) + shire ( def. )

Example Sentences

Lucie MaCleod, 25, who grew up in Pembrokeshire, is the owner and founder of haircare company Hair Syrup and said she was making "millions of pounds" through the platform but had to ditch it due to knock-offs.

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Mike Conner, 52, snapped up Thorne Island near Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire for £555,000 in May 2017.

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The four cubs, whose genders are yet unknown, were born on 8 June making Pembrokeshire home to seven tigers.

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The Pembrokeshire litter is believed to be the largest born in the UK, with three previously born at London Zoo and two at Chester Zoo last year.

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Coeliac Cherylee Barker, 54, from Narberth, Pembrokeshire, took part in a pilot scheme and got £14 a month, which she said "scratches the surface of the cost".

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