Powys
Americannoun
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John Cowper, 1872–1963, English author.
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his brother Llewelyn, 1884–1939, English author.
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his brother Theodore Francis, 1875–1953, English author.
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a county in E Wales. 1,960 sq. mi. (5,077 sq. km).
noun
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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)
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his brother, Llewelyn. 1884–1939, British essayist and journalist
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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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Example Sentences
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Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms is a world-renowned luxury culinary retreat in Eglwys Fach, Machynlleth in Powys.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Gareth Ward, the chef behind Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms near Machynlleth, Powys - which has an almost £500 per head tasting menu - has partnered up with Aberystwyth Town Football Club, in Ceredigion.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the horticulture and flower marquees of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in Llanelwedd, Powys, both farmers and growers were talking about the weather's impacts.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Cleddau study's findings are being presented at an event in the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in Llanelwedd, Powys on Wednesday, with those involved meeting with Senedd members and MPs on the showground.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
And thence they journeyed forward; and that night they came as far as that Commot in Powys, which also upon account thereof is called Mochnant, and there tarried they that night.
From The Mabinogion Vol. 3 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir
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