Etymology

Cwm Silicon

Today it means: A technology-rich area of South Wales. Full definition →

Welsh Cwm Silicon ← English Silicon Valley
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  1. English · derived fromSilicon Valley
  2. Welsh · borrowed fromCwm Silicon“Silicon Valley”
  3. English todayCwm Silicon

From Welsh Cwm Silicon (“Silicon Valley”), a calque of English Silicon Valley.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.