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Caernarfon

Syllables: Caer·nar·fonUK/kəˈnɑːvən/US/kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/

Caernarfon proper noun: a port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

Proper noun

Caernarfon

  1. A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

Origin of Caernarfon

Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

Questions about Caernarfon

What does Caernarfon mean?
Caernarfon means a port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).
What part of speech is Caernarfon?
Caernarfon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Caernarfon?
Caernarfon is pronounced /kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/ (US).

Words near Caernarfon in the dictionary

  1. caerimonies
  2. caerimony
  3. caerimonys
  4. Caerlaverock
  5. Caerleon
  6. Caernarfon
  7. Caernarfonshire
  8. Caernarvon
  9. Caernarvonshire
  10. Caerns
  11. caerphilly

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