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Cardiff.

A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkaːdɪf/Wales/ˈkɑːdɪf/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkaɾdɪf/Scotland/ˈkɑɹdɪf/General-American
  1. A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.

  2. The Welsh government.

    metonymically
  3. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

  4. A community in the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

  5. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada.

  6. A small rural settlement in the region of Taranaki, New Zealand.

  7. A place in the United States: A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama.

  8. A place in the United States: Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.

  9. A place in the United States: A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.

  10. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.

  11. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.

  12. A place in the United States: A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.

  13. 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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