Caernarfonshire

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/kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)//kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃɪə(ɹ)//kə(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Caernarvonshire · alternative Carnarvonshire

  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.

Translations

Welsh Sir Gaernarfon
  • Sir Gaernarfontraditional county of Wales
Cite this entry
APA

Caernarfonshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caernarfonshire

MLA

“Caernarfonshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caernarfonshire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caernarfonshire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caernarfonshire.

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