Swansea

American  

[swon-see, -zee] / ˈswɒn si, -zi /

noun

1. Official Name City and County of Swansea.  a seaport in southern Wales.

2. a city in southeastern Massachusetts.

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Swansea British  

/ ˈswɒnzɪ /

noun

1. a port in S Wales, in Swansea county on an inlet of the Bristol Channel ( Swansea Bay ); a metallurgical and oil-refining centre; university (1920). Pop: 169 880 (2001)

2. a county of S Wales on the Bristol Channel, created in 1996 from part of West Glamorgan: includes the Swansea conurbation and the Gower peninsula. Administrative centre: Swansea. Pop: 224 600 (2003 est). Area: 378 sq km (146 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Swansea

From Old Norse Sveinsey “Sweyn's Island, Sweyn's Inlet,” the name of a Viking trading post founded by the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard (960?–1014)

Example Sentences

Carter, who appeared in a video link from Swansea prison, will spend 40% of his sentence in prison and the rest on licence.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

In mitigation, Carter's defence said that he had reached rock bottom after a domestic breakdown, and that he is now correctly medicated since being on remand in Swansea prison.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

"People don't want to swim in seas polluted by sewage," said Dr Benjamin Jones from Project Seagrass, which carried out the research with Swansea University.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The tribunal panel ordered Swansea Audio Ltd to pay Machado £35,526 - which included £15,000 for injury to feelings and almost £13,000 for past losses - following a five-day hearing in Liverpool .

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Swansea and Nantgarw were formerly famous for their china, coarse ware is still made chiefly at Ewenny and terra-cotta at Pencoed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various