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Casnewydd
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌkaːsˈnɛu̯ɨ̞ð/ (North Wales)/kasˈnɛu̯ɨ̞ð/ (North Wales)/ˌkaːsˈnɛu̯ɪð/ (South Wales)/kasˈnɛu̯ɪð/ (South Wales)
English name: Newport · Newport
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“new castle”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Pontnewydd · PontnewyddCastell-nedd · NeathY Drenewydd · NewtownMaes-glas · MaesglasBasaleg · BassalegCaerllion · Caerleon
Sources
- Wiktionary: Casnewydd (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 1328) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q101254 (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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