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Swansea
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English
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Etymology
From en enm Sweynesse (c. 1165), enm Sueinesea (1190), enm Swanesey (1322), from en non Sveins ey Sveinn’s island.
Pronunciation
en /ˈswɒnzi/
en ɒnzi 2
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Swansea.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q23051en city/and/county in r/South Wales.
Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:
en neighbourhood city:pref/Toronto p/Ontario.
en ghost town co/La Paz County s/Arizona.
en ghost town co/Inyo County s/California.
en Q1641936en village co/St. Clair County s/Illinois.
en Q2302325en town co/Bristol County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Swansea, Massachusetts
en ghost town co/White Pine County s/Nevada.
en town co/Lexington County s/South Carolina.
en suburb of city/Newcastle in the city:Pref/Lake Macquarie s/New South Wales.
en town carea/Glamorgan-Spring Bay s/Tasmania.
Derived terms
en Swansea Bay Swansea Heads
Translations
a city in South Wales
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 斯旺西 Sīwàngxi
Greek: el Σουάνσι
Hindi: hi स्वांज़ी
Macedonian: mk Свонзи n
Polish: pl Swansea n indecl
Portuguese: pt Swansea f
Russian: ru Суо́нси m
Welsh: cy Abertawe
References
2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, 0198527586
Anagrams
en aaenssw seawans
Polish
pl:
thumb|Swansea
Etymology
pl :ubor en:Swansea + 1
Pronunciation
Słonz-i Swan.sea
Proper noun
n 1
pl city cc/Wales Swansea
Further reading
pl Cities in the United Kingdom
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Swansea + 1
Pronunciation
Swânsi
Proper noun
pt city cc/Wales Swansea