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词汇 Wales
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Definition of Wales in English:

Wales

proper nounweɪlzweɪlz
  • A country of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, to the west of central England; population 2,993,000 (est. 2008); capital, Cardiff.

    威尔士(大不列颠和联合王国的一部分,位于英格兰中部以西,2008年估计人口2, 993,000,首府加的夫;威尔士语名 C YMRU)

    Welsh name Cymru
    Synonyms
    Welsh Cymru
    British the Principality
    Latin Cambria
    informal the Land of Song

The Celtic inhabitants of Wales successfully maintained independence against the Anglo-Saxons who settled in England following the withdrawal of the Romans. Norman colonization from England began in the 12th century, and their control over the country was assured by Edward I's conquest (1277–84). Edward began the custom of making the English sovereign's eldest son Prince of Wales. Wales was formally brought into the English legal and parliamentary system by Henry VIII (1536), but has retained a distinct cultural identity. In 1997 a referendum narrowly approved proposals for a Welsh assembly, which was inaugurated in 1999

Rhymes

Hales, Swales

Definition of Wales in US English:

Wales

proper nounweɪlzwālz
  • A country of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, to the west of central England; population 2,993,000 (est. 2008); capital, Cardiff.

    威尔士(大不列颠和联合王国的一部分,位于英格兰中部以西,2008年估计人口2, 993,000,首府加的夫;威尔士语名 C YMRU)

    Welsh name Cymru
    Synonyms
    cymru

The Celtic inhabitants of Wales successfully maintained independence from the Anglo-Saxons who settled in England following the withdrawal of the Romans. Norman colonization from England began in the 12th century, and English control over the country was assured by Edward I's conquest 1277–84. Edward began the custom of making the English sovereign's eldest son Prince of Wales. Wales was formally brought into the English legal and parliamentary system by Henry VIII in 1536 but has retained a distinct cultural identity. In 1997, a referendum narrowly approved proposals for a Welsh assembly

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