Powys

American  

[poh-is] / ˈpoʊ ɪs /

noun

1. John Cowper, 1872–1963, English author.

2. his brother Llewelyn, 1884–1939, English author.

3. his brother Theodore Francis, 1875–1953, English author.

4. a county in E Wales. 1,960 sq. mi. (5,077 sq. km).

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Powys ¹ British  

/ ˈpəʊɪs /

noun

1. John Cowper (ˈkuːpə). 1872–1963, British novelist, essayist, and poet, who spent much of his life in the US His novels include Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), and Owen Glendower (1940)

2. his brother, Llewelyn. 1884–1939, British essayist and journalist

3. his brother, T ( heodore ) F ( rancis ). 1875–1953, British novelist and short-story writer, noted for such religious fables as Mr Weston's Good Wine (1927) and Unclay (1931)

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Powys ² British  

/ ˈpaʊɪs /

noun

1. a county in E Wales, formed in 1974 from most of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire, and Radnorshire. Administrative centre: Llandrindod Wells. Pop: 129 300 (2003 est). Area: 5077 sq km (1960 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The storm also led to around 545 homes across Wales being without power at 06:50 GMT, according to the National Grid and many more in north and mid Wales, especially in Powys.

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Powys councillor Jackie Charlton said preparation had been taking place over the last few days, including emergency teams to establish where vulnerable people are.

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Church, who runs a wellness retreat in the Nant Caethon Valley in Powys, said her it had been a "journey" since her father's terminal diagnosis nearly a decade ago.

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Crews were called to the scene in Talgarth, Powys, at about 11:40 GMT on Saturday where they had to stabilise the wreckage before rescuing the person from it.

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In Newtown, Powys, some mothers feel the issue is not given enough prominence.

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