Powys

[poh-is]

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).

Powys

¹

/ 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)

Powys

²

/ 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)

Example Sentences

The next round of consultation has begun on creating a proposed new national park stretching across north-east Wales and Powys.

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Helen and Will Jones rear pheasants and run shoots from their farm near Hirnant, Powys, and worry the proposals would mark the start of a clampdown on shooting.

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Powys council said it was up to firms to "make their own arrangements to dispose of their flood-damaged stock, and most businesses will take out insurance for this purpose where possible".

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Pupils travelling from Powys to Ceredigion could previously pay to use a service provided by Lloyds Coaches.

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Residents of a Powys town have moved thousands of fish after concerns were raised about dwindling water levels following a summer of prolonged dry weather.

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