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Carmarthen

[kahr-mahr-thuhn]

noun

  1. a seaport in Carmarthenshire, in southern Wales.

  2. Carmarthenshire.



Carmarthen

/ ɑːˈɑːðə /

noun

  1. a market town in S Wales, the administrative centre of Carmarthenshire: Norman castle. Pop: 14 648 (2001)

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Carmarthen1

From Welsh Caerfyrddin, possibly “Merlin's Fort” (from Caermerlin ) or “Seaside Town” (from Latin Moridunum, the capital of the Celtic tribe Demetae)
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Burrows received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Wales in 1981, a Fellowship of Trinity College, Carmarthen in 1989, and he also received an Honorary Fellowship from Aberystwyth University.

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The £7m facility was developed by converting a teaching block at Swansea's Singleton Park campus and establishing a second smaller site in Carmarthen.

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Iwan Griffiths, a Carmarthenshire councillor, is fifth, followed by Abi Thomas, a former Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire candidate.

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For some in the party his resignation in 2023 and the scandal surrounding Jonathan Edwards - the former MP in Price's Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency - still cast a long shadow.

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Hywel Dda diabetes team can monitor Michelle's levels remotely, which means she can have a phone appointment rather than travelling to Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen every time.

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