Rhondda

[ ron-duh; Welsh hron-thah ]

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noun

a city in Rhondda Cynon Taf, in southeastern Wales.

Rhondda

/ ˈhrɔnða; ˈrɒndə /

noun

an urban area in S Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough on two branches of the Rhondda Valley : the area developed into a major coal-mining centre after 1807: the last coal mine closed in 1990. Pop (Rhondda ward): 4690 (2001)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rhondda¹

After the river of the same name, of uncertain origin; possibly connected to older Welsh rhawdd (unrecorded) “to relate, say” (compare modern Welsh adrodd ), with the implied sense of “babbling” or “noisy”

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Kirby England, 33, Rhondda Valley, said she was devastated but the team did their best.

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Evans, who grew up in Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, still lives in Wales.

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He was rushed to Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and was cared for by a number of staff including Andrea.

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"You have these amazing staff in the hospital doing everything they possibly can but when you leave there's nothing there to pick you up or look after you or answer your questions," said Rhian, from Miskin, Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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"Childcare costs have gone up," said Ms Bromley, who was with her one-year-old daughter at a Salvation Army baby and parent group in Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, while her two older children were at school.

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Rhonda Rhondda Cynon Taf

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