English Explanatory Dictionary

Caernarfon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

Pronunciation

/kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/ /kəˈnɑːvən/

Word forms

Caernarfon

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

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