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Carmarthen

UK/kə(ɹ)ˈmɑː(ɹ)ðən/

Carmarthen proper noun: a town and community (with a town council) in and the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4120).

Proper noun

Carmarthen

  1. A town and community (with a town council) in and the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4120).

Origin of Carmarthen

Inherited from Middle English Keyrmerthyn, Kairmerthen, from an earlier form of Welsh Caerfyrddin.

Questions about Carmarthen

What does Carmarthen mean?
Carmarthen means a town and community (with a town council) in and the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4120).
What part of speech is Carmarthen?
Carmarthen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carmarthen?
Carmarthen is pronounced /kə(ɹ)ˈmɑː(ɹ)ðən/ (UK).

Words near Carmarthen in the dictionary

  1. Carmanian
  2. Carmanians
  3. Carmanova
  4. Carmans
  5. Carmanville
  6. Carmarthen
  7. Carmarthenshire
  8. carmate
  9. carmates
  10. Carmathian
  11. Carmathians

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