Cymru
Syllables: Cym·ruUK/ˈkʌm.ɹi/
Cymru proper noun: synonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
Proper noun
Cymru
- Synonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
- Communicating in English was usual till a common language could be established. But neither I nor Rob wished anyone to prioritise English on our behalf and the fact that anyone could be offended at hearing Cymraeg in Cymru was wretched. […] My friends had only been in Cymru a year, but Tim knew...2022, Julie Brominicks, The Edge of Cymru: A Journey, Bridgend: Seren Books, published 2023, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- Wales
Synonyms of Cymru
Origin of Cymru
Borrowed from Welsh Cymru. Doublet of Cambria, Cumberland, and Cumbria.
Phrases with Cymru
Questions about Cymru
- What does Cymru mean?
- Cymru means synonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
- What part of speech is Cymru?
- Cymru is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Cymru?
- Cymru is pronounced /ˈkʌm.ɹi/ (UK).
Words near Cymru in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Cymru (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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