Snowdonia
Britishnoun
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a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon
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a national park in NW Wales, in Gwynedd and Conwy: includes the Snowdonia massif in the north. Area: 2189 sq km (845 sq miles)
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A brief hearing at the Dafydd Orwig Chamber in Caernarfon on Wednesday was told both women had travelled to the north Wales national park, also known as Snowdonia, with university friends.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025
North Wales Police said they were called to Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd, at 21:31 BST on Wednesday in Eryri National Park, also known as Snowdonia.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025
Maria Rosanova Eftimova, a structural civil engineer, was scrambling on Tryfan in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia, on 22 February, when she died.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
"When this tree came down, in a flash we lost a species," said ecologist Sabine Nouvet about a 500-year-old oak in Eryri National Park, also known as Snowdonia, which fell during Storm Darragh in December.
From BBC • May 18, 2025
He next spent five weeks tramping about the modest hills of Snowdonia and the English Lake District to learn what he thought he needed to know about climbing.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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