Caernarfon

Caer·nar·fon
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UK/kəˈnɑːvən/US/kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/

proper noun

A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

OriginWelsh Caernarfon →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

Origin

  1. WelshCaernarfon
  2. EnglishCaernarfon

Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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