Rhondda

American  

[ron-duh, hron-thah] / ˈrɒn də, ˈhrɒn ðɑ /

noun

1. a city in Rhondda Cynon Taf, in southeastern Wales.

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Rhondda British  

/ ˈhrɔnða, ˈrɒndə /

noun

1. an urban area in S Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough on two branches of the Rhondda Valley : the area developed into a major coal-mining centre after 1807: the last coal mine closed in 1990. Pop (Rhondda ward): 4690 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of Rhondda

After the river of the same name, of uncertain origin; possibly connected to older Welsh rhawdd (unrecorded) “to relate, say” (compare modern Welsh adrodd ), with the implied sense of “babbling” or “noisy”

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Example Sentences

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Rhondda

The 33-year-old says his "entire world crumbled from a phone call" when he was told his eight-year-old daughter had fallen at her school in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Howells, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, won the Bafta Cymru for best actor in 2021 for his portrayal of Colin in Russell T Davies' 1980s-set drama It's A Sin.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The stars have been seen filming at multiple locations, including a park and bars in Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf, since October.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Crews also attended incidents elsewhere in Wales, including in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf, where a BBC reporter on the scene said residents were "frightened".

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

In the Rhondda Valley the birth-rate is still about forty, which is double the rate in the prosperous residential suburbs of London.

From Outspoken Essays by William Ralph Inge

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