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Wales

American

[weylz] / weɪlz /

noun

a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8,016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).

Wales British

/ weɪlz /

noun

Welsh name: Cymru. Medieval Latin name: Cambria. a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 2 938 000 (2003 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles)

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Wales Cultural

One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupying the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.

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Welsh culture is known for its writers and singers, dating back more than one thousand years to the bards (poet-singers) of the Middle Ages.

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The charity, which provides some abortion care on behalf of the NHS, currently sees women from north and mid Wales at its Chester, Birmingham and Merseyside sites.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The government has defended its decision to send an emergency phone alert warning of wildfires across England and Wales last week as "entirely appropriate".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

On Monday the Scottish FA became the latest body to withdraw its support for Infantino, following England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Garrigan added that there were still four major incidents declared in Hampshire, Cambridgeshire, South Wales and the West Midlands.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

After deciphering practically nothing, I sent a letter to our housekeeper, Viola, in Wales, and promptly enlisted the help of Colin and Marion.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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