Cardiff
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Cardiff
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
Cardiff
- A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
- (metonymic) The Welsh government.
- A suburb of 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.
- Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.
- A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
- A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.
- A ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee.
Derived terms
Translations
The capital city of Wales
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References
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Estonian
Proper noun
Cardiff
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Cardiff.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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