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Anglesey

Syllables: An·gle·sey/ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/

Anglesey proper noun: an island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.

Proper noun

Anglesey

  1. An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
  2. A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
    • Owain Roberts, from Anglesey, was sent a bill for £4,300 by Vodafone.2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    Ynys Môn
  3. A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

Synonyms of Anglesey

Origin of Anglesey

Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

Questions about Anglesey

What does Anglesey mean?
Anglesey means an island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
What part of speech is Anglesey?
Anglesey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Anglesey?
Anglesey is pronounced /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/.

Words near Anglesey in the dictionary

  1. angles of torsion
  2. angles of vanishing stability
  3. angles of view
  4. Anglese
  5. Anglesea
  6. Anglesey
  7. anglesite
  8. anglesites
  9. anglesmith
  10. anglesmiths
  11. Angleton

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