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Swansea

English edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse personal name Sveinn('s) + ey (“island”). Written Sweynesse c. 1165, Sueinesea in 1190, Swanesey in 1322.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɒnzi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnzi
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun edit

Swansea

  1. A city and county in South Wales.
  2. Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:
    1. A neighbourhood of the city of Toronto, Ontario.
    2. A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona.
    3. A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
    4. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
    5. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    6. A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
    7. A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
    8. A town in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
    9. A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.

Translations edit

References edit

  • 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Anagrams edit

Polish edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Swansea

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔn.zi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnzi
  • Syllabification: Swan‧sea

Proper noun edit

Swansea n (indeclinable)

  1. Swansea (a city in Wales)

Further reading edit

  • Swansea in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Swansea

  1. Swansea (a city in Wales)
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