Cardiff

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English

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (fort) + Taf ((River) Taff) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Cardiff

  1. A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
  2. (metonymically) The Welsh government.
  3. A suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community of 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:
    1. A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama.
    2. Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.
    3. A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
    5. An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    6. A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.
    7. A ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee.

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References

  • 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Estonian

Proper noun

Cardiff

  1. Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)

Portuguese

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Cardiff

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Cardiff.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Cardiff

  1. Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)

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