Pengwern

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proper noun

A former city, the former capital of Powys, Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island. Predecessor of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. The city was burned to the ground by the Lloegrin. The city was capital of Powys during the Roman Era.

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Powys
OriginWelsh Pengwern →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A former city, the former capital of Powys, Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island. Predecessor of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. The city was burned to the ground by the Lloegrin. The city was capital of Powys during the Roman Era.
  2. Synonym of Powys: A former kingdom in the Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island; a kingdom during the Roman Era; which would split into medieval Powys and Pengwern.

    Synonyms: Powys

  3. A former kingdom in the Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island. Capital: Pengwern; a medieval kingdom, successor kingdom to the Roman Era's Powys; along with medieval Powys. The kingdom was extinguished by the Lloegrin.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Powys: A former kingdom in the Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island; a kingdom during the Roman Era; which would split into medieval Powys and Pengwern.

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Powys

Origin

  1. WelshPengwern
  2. EnglishPengwern

From Welsh Pengwern, from pen+gwern.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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