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Bae Colwyn
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌbaːɨ̯ ˈkɔlwɨ̞n/ (North Wales)/ˌbai̯ ˈkoːlʊi̯n/ (South Wales)/ˌbai̯ ˈkɔlʊi̯n/ (South Wales)/ˌbai̯ ˈkɔlwɪn/ (South Wales)
English name: Colwyn Bay · Conwy
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“bay of Colwyn”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Bae Ceredigion · Cardigan BayAbergele · AbergeleConwy · ConwyLlandudno · LlandudnoDinbych · DenbighBetws-y-coed · Betws-y-Coed
Sources
- Wiktionary: Bae Colwyn (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 904) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q527467 (CC0)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Standard Welsh forms from the Welsh Language Commissioner. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
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