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Cardiff

/ˈkɑːdɪf/

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Wales/ˈkaːdɪf/

Cardiff proper noun: a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.

Proper noun

Cardiff

  1. A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
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  2. (metonymically) The Welsh government.
  3. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada.
  6. A small rural settlement in the region of Taranaki, New Zealand.
  7. A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama.
  8. Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.
  9. A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.
  10. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
  11. An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
  12. A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.
  13. A ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee.

Cardiff meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati

Cardiff in Hindi

The capital city of Wales
कार्डिफ़ kārḍif

Cardiff in Marathi

The capital city of Wales
कार्डिफ kārḍiph

Cardiff in Bengali

The capital city of Wales
কার্ডিফ karḍiph

Cardiff in Gujarati

The capital city of Wales
કાર્ડિફ kārḍiph
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Cardiff in Arabic
كَارْدِيف kārdif
Cardiff in Thai
คาร์ดิฟฟ์ kaa-dìf

Synonyms of Cardiff

Origin of Cardiff

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

Words formed from Cardiff

Questions about Cardiff

What does Cardiff mean?
Cardiff means a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
What is Cardiff in Hindi?
Cardiff in Hindi is कार्डिफ़ (kārḍif). See Cardiff meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Cardiff?
Cardiff is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cardiff?
Cardiff is pronounced /ˈkaːdɪf/ (Wales).

Words near Cardiff in the dictionary

  1. cardiectomies
  2. cardiectomy
  3. Cardiel
  4. Cardiels
  5. cardies
  6. Cardiff
  7. Cardiff Bay
  8. Cardiff Heights
  9. Cardiff South
  10. Cardiff-by-the-Sea
  11. Cardiffian

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