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Y Drenewydd
Pronunciation (IPA)/ə drɛˈnɛu̯ɨ̞ð/ (North Wales)/ə drɛˈnɛu̯ɪð/ (South Wales)
English name: Newtown · Powys
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“the new town”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Trefaldwyn · MontgomeryTrefynwy · MonmouthPontnewydd · PontnewyddAberriw · BerriewLlanfair Caereinion · Llanfair CaereinionCastell Caereinion · Castle Caereinion
Sources
- Wiktionary: Y Drenewydd (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 1813) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q669171 (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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