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Cardiff

[kahr-dif]

noun

  1. Official Name City and County of Cardiff.the capital city of Wales, located on the southeastern coast.



Cardiff

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. the capital of Wales, situated in the southeast, in Cardiff county borough: formerly an important port; seat of the Welsh assembly (1999); university (1883). Pop: 292 150 (2001)

  2. a county borough in SE Wales, created in 1996 from part of South Glamorgan. Pop: 315 100 (2003 est). Area: 139 sq km (54 sq miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Cardiff1

From Welsh Cardyf “Fort of the (River) Taff,” from Middle Welsh Caerdyf
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The situation has arisen because while criminal justice is controlled by Westminster, health in Wales is handled in Cardiff Bay.

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Tesco has apologised after a promotional stand advertising a chance to meet the England women's football team was put up at a store in Cardiff.

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Last week's UK government spending review allocated £445m for new rail projects - including five new local stations in Cardiff, Newport and Monmouthshire.

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The US singer appeared at Southwark Crown Court to deny the charge of grievous bodily harm, hours after playing to thousands of fans at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

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Two people have been charged over the shooting of a 15-year-old boy at a home in Cardiff.

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