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Powys
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈpou̯.ɨ̞s/ (North Wales)/ˈpou̯.ɪs/ (South Wales)
English name: Powys · Powys
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
generally derived from Latin pagensis, “provincial”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Nearby & related:
Abaty Cwm-hir · AbbeycwmhirLlanidloes · LlanidloesY Drenewydd · NewtownYstrad Fflur · Strata FloridaYsbyty Ystwyth · Ysbyty YstwythYstwyth · River Ystwyth
Sources
- Wiktionary: Powys (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Powys (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q156150 (CC0)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
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