noun
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Cambrian
• Members of this Region:
↑Sealyham terrier, ↑Sealyham, ↑Annwfn, ↑Annwn, ↑Welsh, ↑Cymric, ↑Amaethon, ↑Arawn, ↑Arianrhod, ↑Arianrod, ↑Don, ↑Dylan, ↑Gwyn, ↑Llew Llaw Gyffes, ↑LLud, ↑Llyr, ↑Manawydan, ↑Manawyddan
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑principality, ↑princedom
• Part Holonyms: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Part Meronyms:
↑Aberdare, ↑Bangor, ↑Cardiff, ↑Newport, ↑Sealyham, ↑Swansea, ↑Anglesey, ↑Anglesey Island, ↑Anglesea, ↑Anglesea Island, ↑Mona, ↑Menai Strait, ↑Severn, ↑River Severn, ↑Severn River
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/kam"bree euh/, n.
medieval name of Wales.
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Cambria [Cambria]
a ↑poetic name for Wales. Originally it was the Latin name for Wales. Now it is used mainly in company names and the names of pubs, hotels, etc
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Cambria Magazine
.Useful english dictionary. 2012.