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Aberystwyth

/abɛrˈəstʊɨθ/

Anglicised as Aberystwyth

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

“mouth of the Ystwyth” — the river-mouth town on Cardigan Bay.

Broken down
Aber
aber
↓
river mouth
Confluence or estuary; everywhere in Wales (Abergavenny, Aberdaron).
Ystwyth
Ystwyth
↓
the Ystwyth
The river name — “the winding one”.
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