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

Powys council said it was concerned the new designation "would place additional pressures on our rural communities while offering little in the way of tangible benefit".

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She and her wife, who live in Powys, were unable to make a cup of tea so a friend came to their house with a camping stove to boil water.

From BBC

Lydia, from Groesffordd, near Brecon, Powys, said: "Whatever she does I get a massive hug afterwards. More so when she beats me."

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About 150,000 people visit Hay-on-Wye in Powys for the arts and literature event each spring and this year marks the 39th spring edition of the festival.

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Like a lot of farmers, 54-year-old Graham Wilson from Dylife in Powys juggles a few different businesses, one of which involves heading up into the mistier fields and forests, whatever the weather.

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