Gwynedd

[ gwin-eth ]

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noun

a county in northwestern Wales. 979 sq. mi. (2,535 sq. km).

Gwynedd

/ ˈɡ��ɪ��ɛð /

noun

a county of NW Wales, formed in 1974 from Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, part of Denbighshire, and most of Merionethshire; lost Anglesey and part of the NE in 1996: generally mountainous with many lakes, much of it lying in Snowdonia National Park. Administrative centre: Caernarfon. Pop: 117 500 (2003 est). Area: 2550 sq km (869 sq miles)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gwynedd¹

Of uncertain origin; from Welsh Gwynedd, and possibly meaning “collection of tribes,” a borrowing from early Irish (and a reflection of ancient Irish settlement in the area), and either cognate with the Old Irish ethnic name ��é�Ծ� “Irish (People),” or from Old Irish ��í�� “war band”

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Emergency services were called to the Bryn Gloch caravan and campsite in Betws Garmon near Caernarfon, Gwynedd at 10:20 BST on Monday.

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Ms Bragg, from Gwynedd, was stalked and held at gunpoint for eight hours by her ex-partner Gareth Wyn Jones in 2019.

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The team, based in Porthmadog, Gwynedd has over 30 volunteers and provides a search and rescue service across north west Wales.

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"We cannot say that the same recipe works for every single destination in Gwynedd, and so it's the same talking about south or south west Wales," she said.

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Mr George was selected as the lead candidate for the Gwynedd Maldwyn Conservative list for the next Senedd election last Saturday.

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