Teifi

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proper noun

A river in Wales that forms the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, and also with Pembrokeshire for a short distance.

OriginWelsh Teifi →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in Wales that forms the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, and also with Pembrokeshire for a short distance.

    The White Hart, overlooking the bridge, has a bar named after the coracles that may still be seen on this part of the Teifi.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 110
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    After running through the meadows for about a mile, the train enters the County of Cardigan, and follows the south bank of the Teifi to Cardigan Station.

    1952 July, J. F. Burrell, “The Cardigan Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 485

Origin

  1. WelshTeifi
  2. EnglishTeifi

From Welsh Teifi.

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