Cardiff.
A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
Meaning & usage
A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
The Welsh government.
A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
A community in the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada.
A small rural settlement in the region of Taranaki, New Zealand.
A place in the United States: A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama.
A place in the United States: Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.
A place in the United States: A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
A place in the United States: A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.
A place in the United States: A ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.
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