Wales

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//wɛjlz//
Australia//wæɪlz//
//weɪlz//
//weːlz//
//welz//

One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

proper noun

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One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.
Meronyms: North Wales, South Wales; see also Category:Places in Wales
Reassured and pleased with the railway, the Queen returned from Paddington to Slough on June 23, bringing with her the infant Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII.
A 2013 study found the HIV rate among injecting IPED users in England and Wales was 1.5 percent, comparable to 1.2 percent among users of psychoactive drugs like heroin and crack.
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historicalThe area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.
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A surname.
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A hamlet in Queen Camel parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6824).
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A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Nome Census Area, Alaska.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in St. Clair County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Erie County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Sanpete County, Utah.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
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A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh (“Celt, Welsh person”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”). Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.

Forms

plural: Waleses

Walden · A surname.waldo · Synonym of telefactor.Waldo · A male given name from Old English, in modern American use…

Wales · One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

walk · To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair…Walk · A surname.WalK · A particular histidine kinase

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