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Wales

(Encyclopedia)Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (2011 pop. 3,063,456), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1...

Newport, city, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Newport, Welsh Casnewydd, city and unitary authority (1991 pop. 129,900), 74 sq mi (191 sq km), SE Wales, on the Usk River. Lumber, tea, automobiles, electronics, semiconductors, and aircraft are made...

New South Wales

(Encyclopedia)New South Wales, state (2016 pop. 7,480,228), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are New...

Conway, town, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Conway, town, Wales: see Conwy.

Gerald of Wales

(Encyclopedia)Gerald of Wales: see Giraldus Cambrensis. ...

Clwyd, river, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Clwyd, river, c.30 mi (50 km) long, rising in Denbighshire, N Wales. It flows N through the Vale of Clwyd to the Irish Sea at Rhyl. The vale is notable for its excellent pastureland. ...

Flint, town, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Flint, Welsh Fflint, town, Flintshire, NE Wales, on the Dee estuary. Flint has industries that produce rayon, nylon, paper, and clothing. The castle, bu...

Montgomery, town, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Montgomery, town (1981 pop. 1,036), Powys, E Wales. Montgomery is locally important as a sheep and cattle market. Nearby Offa's Dyke is very well preserved. ...

Bangor, town, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Bangor băngˈgôr [key], town (2020 pop. 18,560), Gwynedd, NW Wales, at the northern end of ...

Pembroke, town, Wales

(Encyclopedia)Pembroke pĕmˈbro͝ok [key], Welsh Penfro, town (1991 pop. 7,049), Pembrokeshire, SW Wales, on an inlet of the Milford Haven estuary. The town is an agricultural market with tourism, ship repairing, ...