Wales

English

/weɪlz/

proper noun
Definitions
  • One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality
  • (historical) The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.
  • (city in Alaska).
  • (village in Rotherham) OS grid ref SK4883.
  • (town in Maine).
  • (town in Massachusetts).
  • (town in New York).
  • (city in North Dakota).
  • (submerged ghost town in Ontario).
  • (town in Utah).
  • (village in Wisconsin).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Wales inherited from Old English Wēalas, Wealas derived from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (foreigner, Celt, non-Germanic foreigner, later Roman, Roman, stranger, an outlander, outlander, Romance).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*walhaz

Gloss

foreigner, Celt, non-Germanic foreigner, later Roman, Roman, stranger, an outlander, outlander, Romance

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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