wales

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Pronunciation

• enPR: wālz, IPA: /weɪlz/

Noun

1. plural form of wale

Verb

1. third-person singular form of wale

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Wales

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) enPR: wālz, IPA: /weɪlz/, [weɪɫz]

Proper noun

1. One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality
2. (historical) The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.
3. Surname
4. A city in Alaska.
5. A village in Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4883).
6. A town in Maine.
7. A town in Massachusetts.
8. A town in New York.
9. A city in North Dakota.
10. A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
11. A town in Utah.
12. A village in Wisconsin.

Synonyms

• Welshland
• The Principality

Related terms

• (constituent country) Welsh

Translations

• French: pays de Galles
• German: Wales
• Italian: Galles
• Portuguese: País de Gales
• Russian: Уэ́льс
• Spanish: Gales, País de Gales

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