wales

IPA: wˈeɪɫz

Root Word: Wales

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.

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.