Anglesey

Anglesey

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/

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Proper noun

Anglesey

1. An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
2. A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
3. A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

Translations

An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales

Faroese: Ynys Môn, Anglesey Irish: Old Irish: Mana f Latin: Mona f Manx: Moan f Portuguese: Anglesey f, Mona f Welsh: Ynys Môn

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Anglesey.

Proper noun

Anglesey f

1. Anglesey (an island and traditional county of Wales)

   Synonym: (historical) Mona