Cardiff

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Wales/ˈkaːdɪf/UK/ˈkɑːdɪf/Scotland/ˈkaɾdɪf/US/ˈkɑɹdɪf/

proper noun

A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.

Similar
Cardiff-by-the-SeaCalifornia
OriginMiddle Welsh Caerdyf ← Welsh caer →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
    1 more example

    The riots began after misinformation circulated widely online about the identity and motives of the suspect in the Southport murders, who was named on Thursday as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana. The media had been unable to name the teenager, who was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents, because he is under 18.

    2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2024
  2. metonymicallyThe Welsh government.
  3. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada.
  6. A small rural settlement in the region of Taranaki, New Zealand.
  7. A place in the United States:
    1. A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama.
    2. Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.

      Synonyms: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California

    3. A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
    5. An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    6. A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.
    7. A ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.

Similar
Cardiff-by-the-SeaCalifornia
Also see
cardiff-by-the-sea

Origin

  1. Welshcaer“fort”
  2. Middle WelshCaerdyf
  3. EnglishCardiff

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

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Translations

Arabic كَارْدِيف
  • كَارْدِيف (kārdif)The capital city of Wales
Bengali কার্ডিফ
  • কার্ডিফ (karḍiph)The capital city of Wales
Bulgarian Кардиф
  • Кардиф (Kardif)The capital city of Wales
Chinese Mandarin 加的夫
  • 加的夫 (Jiādífū)The capital city of Wales
Dutch Cardiff
  • CardiffThe capital city of Wales
Esperanto Kardifo
  • KardifoThe capital city of Wales
Estonian Cardiff
  • CardiffThe capital city of Wales
Finnish Cardiff
  • CardiffThe capital city of Wales
French Cardiff
  • CardiffThe capital city of Wales
German Cardiff
  • CardiffThe capital city of Wales
Greek Κάρντιφ
  • Κάρντιφ (Kárntif)The capital city of Wales
Hindi कार्डिफ़
  • कार्डिफ़ (kārḍif)The capital city of Wales
Irish Caerdydd
  • CaerdyddThe capital city of Wales
Japanese カーディフ
  • カーディフ (Kādifu)The capital city of Wales
Korean 카디프
  • 카디프 (Kadipeu)The capital city of Wales
Latvian Kārdifa
  • KārdifaThe capital city of Wales
Lithuanian Kardifas
  • KardifasThe capital city of Wales
Portuguese Cardiff
  • CardiffThe capital city of Wales
Russian Ка́рдифф
  • Ка́рдифф (Kárdiff)The capital city of Wales
Thai คาร์ดิฟฟ์
  • คาร์ดิฟฟ์ (kaa-dìf)The capital city of Wales
Ukrainian Кардіфф
  • Кардіфф (Kardiff)The capital city of Wales
Welsh Caerdydd
  • CaerdyddThe capital city of Wales
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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