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caerphilly

UK/kɛːˈfɪli/

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Wales[kɑːɨɹˈfɪlɪ]

caerphilly noun: a light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.

Noun

caerphilly (uncountable)

  1. A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.

Proper noun capitalized: Caerphilly

IPA/kəɹˈfɪli/

Caerphilly

  1. A town in Caerphilly borough, in the old county of Glamorgan, South Wales.
  2. A county borough in Wales formed in 1996.

Origin of caerphilly

Named after the town of Caerphilly, Wales.

From Welsh Caerffili (literally “Ffili’s fort”).

Questions about caerphilly

What does caerphilly mean?
Caerphilly means a light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
What part of speech is caerphilly?
Caerphilly can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce caerphilly?
Caerphilly is pronounced /kɛːˈfɪli/ (UK).

Words near caerphilly in the dictionary

  1. Caernarfon
  2. Caernarfonshire
  3. Caernarvon
  4. Caernarvonshire
  5. Caerns
  6. caerphilly
  7. caers
  8. Caersws
  9. caerulean
  10. caerulein
  11. caeruleins

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