Wales

American  

[waylz] / weɪlz /

noun

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

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Wales British  

/ weɪlz /

noun

1. 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  

1. 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 prison population in England and Wales on 12 October was 87,033, which was 97.8% of useable capacity, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

About 650 more offenders will leave jails in England and Wales early on Tuesday in the second phase of the government's plan to tackle the prison population crisis.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

She said discussions were had about transferring her care to Bristol, but she was then told one of the other specialist centres in Wales would treat her.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is likely Ofgem will regulate heating oil in England, Scotland and Wales, and the UK government said it would "engage with the Northern Ireland Executive as they consider these recommendations in parallel".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Better even than the Welsh ones, despite the fact that he lived in Wales and had his business there.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl