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Aberystwyth

/ˌæbəˈɹɪstwɪθ/

Aberystwyth proper noun: a coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881).

Proper noun

Aberystwyth

  1. A coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881).
    • In his 20s he was a freelance window cleaner, 50p a pane, when one of his clients – a lady in Aberystwyth – asked if he would clear out a vacated property she managed.2025 September 23, Tom Lamont, “The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2025
    Synonyms:
    Aber

Synonyms of Aberystwyth

Origin of Aberystwyth

From the Welsh aber (“mouth”) + Ystwyth (“Ystwyth”).

Questions about Aberystwyth

What does Aberystwyth mean?
Aberystwyth means a coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881).
What part of speech is Aberystwyth?
Aberystwyth is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aberystwyth?
Aberystwyth is pronounced /ˌæbəˈɹɪstwɪθ/ (UK).

Words near Aberystwyth in the dictionary

  1. aberuncated
  2. aberuncates
  3. aberuncating
  4. aberuncator
  5. aberuncators
  6. Aberystwyth
  7. Aberystwythian
  8. Aberystwythians
  9. Aberzombie
  10. Aberzombies
  11. Abes

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