Cymry
Cymry noun: synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people collectively.
Noun
Cymry pl (plural only)
- Synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people collectively.
- For though, as the tale goes, the Tylwyth Têg and their garden undoubtedly occupy the spot to this day, though the birds still keep at a respectful distance from the lake, and some broken strains of music are still heard at times, yet the door which led to the island has never re-opened, and from...1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 198
- The natural conclusion is that the Silurians or Iberians, now represented by the little, dark Welshmen, are the oldest existing race in Wales, and, though now speaking Cymraeg, were long before the Cymry there.1881, James Bonwick, Who Are the Welsh? (Our Nationalities; III), London: David Bogue, […], page 46
- Synonyms:
- Welsh
Synonyms of Cymry
Origin of Cymry
Borrowed from Welsh Cymry, q.v. Cognate with English Cambrian and Cymric.
Questions about Cymry
- What does Cymry mean?
- Cymry means synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people collectively.
- What part of speech is Cymry?
- Cymry is a noun.
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