Swansea.
A city and county in South Wales.
Meaning & usage
A city and county in South Wales.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A neighbourhood of the city of Toronto, Ontario.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia: A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Sweynesse (c. 1165), Sueinesea (1190), Swanesey (1322), from Old Norse Sveins ey (literally “Sveinn’s island”).
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