Llandovery

English

Etymology 1

From Welsh Llanymddyfri (literally “church near the waters”).

Proper noun

Llandovery

1. A market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).

Etymology 2

From the rock formation named after the nearby town.

Proper noun

Llandovery

1. (geology) A geological epoch within the Silurian period from about 443 to 428 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the trilobites.

Translations

Llandovery epoch

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蘭多維列世／兰多维列世 (Lánduōwéiliè Shì)

• Estonian: llandovery
• Greek: Λανδοβέρια f (Landovéria)

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale