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Caernarfon.

A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

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name/kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/General-American/kəˈnɑːvən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

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Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

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