Swansea
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse personal name Sveinn('s) + ey (“island”). Written Sweynesse c. 1165, Sueinesea in 1190, Swanesey in 1322.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Swansea
- A city and county in South Wales.
- Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:
- A neighbourhood of the city of Toronto, Ontario.
- A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona.
- A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
- A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
- A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
- A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
- A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
- A town in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
- A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.
Translations[edit]
a city in South Wales
References[edit]
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Swansea n (indeclinable)
Further reading[edit]
- Swansea in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Swansea
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