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Wales

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Noun

1. cambria, cymru, wales

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

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noun
a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 3 063 456 (2011 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles)
. Welsh name: Cymru. Medieval Latin name: Cambria
noun
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division of the United Kingdom, occupying a peninsula of WC Great Britain: 8,018 sq mi (20,767 sq km); pop. 2,812,000; chief city, Cardiff

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Wales

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A principality of the United Kingdom west of England on the island of Great Britain. Incorporated with England since the Act of Union (1536), Wales has maintained its own distinct culture and a strong nationalist sentiment. Cardiff is the capital and the largest city.

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