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Pembrokeshire

/pɛmˈbɹʊkʃə(ɹ)/

Pembrokeshire proper noun: a maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.

pembrokeshire: a maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire
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Proper noun

Pembrokeshire

  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
    • It [the word pittance] does not signify the whole share of each individual in a conventual meal, but merely that smaller portion of more tasty viands which in frugal housekeeping is used to give relish to the bread or pottage constituting the substance of the meal; what is still called sowl or...1850 May 10, Hensleigh Wedgwood, “English Etymologies [continued]”, in Proceedings of the Philological Society, volume IV, number 97, London: Printed by Richard and John E. Taylor, […], →OCLC, page...
  2. A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.

Origin of Pembrokeshire

From Pembroke + -shire.

Questions about Pembrokeshire

What does Pembrokeshire mean?
Pembrokeshire means a maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
What part of speech is Pembrokeshire?
Pembrokeshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pembrokeshire?
Pembrokeshire is pronounced /pɛmˈbɹʊkʃə(ɹ)/.

Words near Pembrokeshire in the dictionary

  1. Pembroke Pines
  2. Pembroke table
  3. Pembroke tables
  4. Pembroke Welsh corgi
  5. Pembroke Welsh corgis
  6. Pembrokeshire
  7. pembrolizumab
  8. Pembrooke
  9. Pembury
  10. PEMDAS
  11. pemetrexed

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