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Caernarfonshire

/kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/

Caernarfonshire proper noun: a maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.

Proper noun

Caernarfonshire

  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.

Forms of Caernarfonshire

alternative formCaernarvonshire
alternative formCarnarvonshire

Words formed from Caernarfonshire

Questions about Caernarfonshire

What does Caernarfonshire mean?
Caernarfonshire means a maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.
What part of speech is Caernarfonshire?
Caernarfonshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Caernarfonshire?
Caernarfonshire is pronounced /kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/.

Words near Caernarfonshire in the dictionary

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

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