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Caernarfonshire
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English
Alternative forms
en Caernarvonshire obsolete
en Carnarvonshire obsolete
Pronunciation
en /kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/ /kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃɪə(ɹ)/ /kə(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/
Proper noun
en maritime traditional county cc/Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in en Gwynedd.
Derived terms
en Caerns abbreviation
Translations
traditional county of Wales
Welsh: cy Sir Gaernarfon