Llandovery

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proper noun

A market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).

OriginWelsh Llanymddyfri →
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Meanings

Llandovery1

proper noun
  1. A market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).

Llandovery2

proper noun
  1. geographyA geological epoch within the Silurian period from about 443 to 428 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the trilobites.

Origin

Llandovery · proper noun

  1. WelshLlanymddyfri
  2. EnglishLlandovery

From Welsh Llanymddyfri (literally “church near the waters”).

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Llandovery · proper noun

From the rock formation named after the nearby town.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蘭多維列世 /兰多维列世
  • 蘭多維列世 /兰多维列世 (Lánduōwéiliè Shì)Llandovery epoch
Estonian llandovery
  • llandoveryLlandovery epoch
Greek Λανδοβέρια
  • Λανδοβέρια (Landovéria)Llandovery epoch
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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