Wales

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.
2. (countable, historical, uncountable) The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.
3. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
4. (countable, uncountable) A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).
5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
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8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
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12. (countable, uncountable) A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.

Synonyms

Cambria

Cymru

W.

Translations

Galles

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Wales

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Wales

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Gales

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Pays de Galles

País de Gales

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Gal·les

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Ουαλία

ويلز

Galler

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Cambria

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

País de Gales

Gales

Galles

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Pronounced as (IPA)

/weɪlz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Wales

Inherited from Old English: Wealas

In summary

From Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh (“Celt, Welsh person”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”). Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.