Aberystwyth

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UK, US/ˌæbəˈɹɪstwɪθ/

proper noun

A coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881).

    In his 20s he was a freelance window cleaner, 50p a pane, when one of his clients – a lady in Aberystwyth – asked if he would clear out a vacated property she managed.

    2025 September 23, Tom Lamont, “The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2025

    Synonyms: Aber

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881).

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Origin

From the Welsh aber (“mouth”) + Ystwyth (“Ystwyth”).

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Translations

Danish Aberystwyth
  • AberystwythA town in Ceredigion, Wales
Welsh Aberystwyth
  • AberystwythA town in Ceredigion, Wales
Cite this entry
APA

Aberystwyth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberystwyth

MLA

“Aberystwyth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberystwyth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aberystwyth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberystwyth.

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