wales

1. pluralplural of wale

1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of wale

plural Waleses

1. countableuncountableOne of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

   Meronyms: North Wales, South Wales; see also Category:Places in Wales

   2 more examples

   Reassured and pleased with the railway, the Queen returned from Paddington to Slough on June 23, bringing with her the infant Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII.

   1953 June 28, “Royal Railway Journeys”, in Railway Magazine, page 364

   A 2013 study found the HIV rate among injecting IPED users in England and Wales was 1.5 percent, comparable to 1.2 percent among users of psychoactive drugs like heroin and crack.

   2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023

   Synonyms: The Principality

2. countablehistoricaluncountableThe area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.

   Synonyms: Cymru, Welshland

3. countableuncountableA surname.
4. countableuncountableA hamlet in Queen Camel parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6824).
5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableA minor city in Nome Census Area, Alaska.
   2. countableuncountableA town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
   3. countableuncountableA town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
   4. countableuncountableA township in St. Clair County, Michigan.
   5. countableuncountableA town in Erie County, New York.
   6. countableuncountableA minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.
   7. countableuncountableA town in Sanpete County, Utah.
   8. countableuncountableA village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
7. countableuncountableA submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.