Glamorganshire

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/ɡləˈmɔː(ɹ)ɡənʃɪə(ɹ)//ɡləˈmɔː(ɹ)ɡənʃə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A synonym, probably archaic, of Glamorgan, a traditional county of Wales.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A synonym, probably archaic, of Glamorgan, a traditional county of Wales.

    Trevithick's first use of steam traction on rail took place at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, on a tramroad 9¾ miles long between the Penydarren ironworks of Samuel Homfray, and the staithes at Abercynon, where the worked iron was loaded into barges on the Glamorganshire Canal.

    1951 March, E. W. Twining, “The First Railway Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 197

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
glamorgan

Translations

Welsh Morgannwg, Sir Forgannwg
  • Morgannwgtraditional county of Wales
  • Sir Forgannwgtraditional county of Wales
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Glamorganshire on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.