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Welsh

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Noun

1. cambrian, cymry, welsh, welshman

a native or resident of Wales

2. cymric, welsh

a Celtic language of Wales

3. welsh, welsh black

a breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales

Verb

4. welch, welsh

cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

Adjective

5. cambrian, welsh

of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language

Example Sentences:
'the Welsh coast'
'Welsh syntax'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Welsh

see synonyms of welsh
verb (intransitive; often foll by on) slang
1. 
to fail to pay a gambling debt
2. 
to fail to fulfil an obligation
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or characteristic of Wales, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
noun
2. 
a language of Wales, belonging to the S Celtic branch of the Indo-European family. Welsh shows considerable diversity between dialects
3.  the Welsh
noun
a white long-bodied lop-eared breed of pig, kept chiefly for bacon

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Welsh

see synonyms of welsh
noun
1. 
the Celtic language spoken in Wales
adjective
2. 
of Wales or its people, language, or culture
verb intransitive Slang
1. 
to cheat or swindle by failing to pay a bet or other debt
2. 
to evade (an obligation)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Welsh

see synonyms of welsh
adj.
Of or relating to Wales or its people, language, or culture.
n.
1. The people of Wales.
2. The Celtic language of Wales. Also called Cymric.
intr.v. welshed, welsh·ing, welsh·es also welched or welch·ing or welch·es
Informal
1. To swindle a person by not paying a debt or wager: welsh on a bet.
2. To fail to fulfill an obligation.

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