Pembrokeshire

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

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

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How to use Pembrokeshire in a sentence

  • A black calf, which haunted a Pembrokeshire brook early in the present century, was believed to be the devil in familiar guise.

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British Dictionary definitions for Pembrokeshire

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)

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