Gwent

G2W4E1N1T1
/ˈɡwɛnt/

proper noun

A historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country.

OriginWelsh Gwent ← Old Welsh Guent ← Latin Venta Silurum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country.
  2. A former county of South Wales, renamed in 1974 from Monmouthshire.

Origin

  1. LatinVenta Silurum
  2. Old WelshGuent
  3. WelshGwent
  4. EnglishGwent

Borrowed from Welsh Gwent, from Old Welsh Guent, from Latin Venta Silurum, a Roman colony in Britannia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Gwent

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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