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Wales.

One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

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Meaning & usage

name/weɪlz//weːlz/Wales/wɛjlz/British, Southern, Standard/welz/

  1. One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

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  2. The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.

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  3. A surname.

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  4. A hamlet in Queen Camel parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6824).

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  5. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).

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  6. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Nome Census Area, Alaska.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A township in St. Clair County, Michigan.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A town in Erie County, New York.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: A town in Sanpete County, Utah.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

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  14. A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh (“Celt, Welsh person”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”). Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.

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