Swansea

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/ˈswɒnzi/

proper noun

A city and county in South Wales.

OriginMiddle English Sweynesse ← Old Norse Sveins ey →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and county in South Wales.
  2. Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:
    1. A neighbourhood of the city of Toronto, Ontario.
    2. A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona.
    3. A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
    4. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
    5. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    6. A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
    7. A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
    8. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
    9. A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.

Origin

  1. Old NorseSveins ey
  2. Middle EnglishSweynesse
  3. EnglishSwansea

From Middle English Sweynesse (c. 1165), Sueinesea (1190), Swanesey (1322), from Old Norse Sveins ey (literally “Sveinn’s island”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 斯旺西
  • 斯旺西 (Sīwàngxi)a city in South Wales
Greek Σουάνσι
  • Σουάνσι (Souánsi)a city in South Wales
Hindi स्वांज़ी
  • स्वांज़ी (svānzī)a city in South Wales
Polish Swansea
  • Swanseaa city in South Wales
Portuguese Swansea
  • Swanseaa city in South Wales
Russian Суо́нси
  • Суо́нси (Suónsi)a city in South Wales
Welsh Abertawe
  • Abertawea city in South Wales

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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