Anglesey

An·gle·sey
A1N1G2L1E1S1E1Y4
/ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/

proper noun

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.

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Ynys Môn
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

    Owain Roberts, from Anglesey, was sent a bill for £4,300 by Vodafone.

    2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: Ynys Môn

  3. A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.

Similar
Ynys Môn
Also see
dulasynys môn

Origin

Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

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Translations

Bulgarian А́нгълси
  • А́нгълси (Ángălsi)An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales
Irish Inis Món
  • Inis MónAn island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales
Latin Mona
  • MonaAn island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales
Polish Anglesey
  • AngleseyAn island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales
Portuguese Anglesey, Mona
  • AngleseyAn island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales
  • MonaAn island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales
Welsh Ynys Môn
  • Ynys MônAn island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales
Cite this entry
APA

Anglesey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglesey

MLA

“Anglesey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglesey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anglesey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anglesey.

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