Wales
WAYLZ/weɪlz/
- 1A country west of England that is part of the United Kingdom, where Welsh people and their language come from.
Many people in Wales speak both Welsh and English.
Wales has tall mountains and a long, rocky coastline.
UsageSay in Wales. The language and the people are Welsh.
Less common meanings
- 2A family name used in England, Scotland, and other places.
- 3A small town in Maine, in the United States.
- 4A small village in South Yorkshire, England.
- 5A small city in Alaska, in the United States.
- 6A small city in North Dakota, in the United States.
- 7A small town in Massachusetts, in the United States.
- 8A small town in New York State, in the United States.
- 9A small town in Utah, in the United States.
- 10A small village in Wisconsin, in the United States.
- 11A village in Ontario, Canada, that was flooded and left underwater.
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Origin
From Old English Wēalas, the plural of wealh meaning "Celt" or "Welsh person." It goes back to Proto-Germanic *walhaz, meaning "Celt" or "Roman."