Wales

[weylz]

noun

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

Wales

/ 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)

Wales

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.

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.

Example Sentences

The body of a woman has been recovered from a river in north Wales.

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The party said it would try to close the gap with England to ensure trainee teachers in Wales were not financially disadvantaged.

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Detectives have begun a forensic review into one of Wales' most notorious triple murder cases.

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It was published on Tuesday to mark England's friendly against Wales.

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Her death was regarded as "unusual" for the city at the time, according to former South Wales Police detective Jeff Norman, who recalled working on mainly petty crimes prior to this big case.

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