wales
IPA: wˈeɪɫz
Root Word: Wales
noun
- 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.
- A surname.
- A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Alaska.
- A town in Maine.
- A town in Massachusetts.
- A town in New York.
- A city in North Dakota.
- A town in Utah.
- A village in Wisconsin.
- A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
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Examples of "wales" in Sentences
- A strong, durable pile fabric with lengthwise ridges of cut pile called wales.
- From Duffy and Y Peth to Terfel and Only Men Allowed, wales is the true land of song.
- Entire communities in wales were left on the dole because those industries were engines that drove everything.
- Plaid Cymru's Parliamentary leader, Elfyn Llwyd, has responded accusing Flynn of being "out of touch" with life in wales:
- Daily Mail = Daily Scum comments: tally said ... but the lib/dems support and encourage nationalism in wales and scotland?
- When a Welsh national or representative team, the vast majority of its players are born in wales, but more importantly they are playing for their country not their club - on those occasions the national anthem is entirely appropriate.