English Explanatory Dictionary

Cardiff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
  2. The Welsh government.
  3. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada.
  6. A small rural settlement in the region of Taranaki, New Zealand.
  7. A place in the United States:
  8. A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama.
  9. Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.
  10. A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.
  11. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
  12. An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Pronunciation

/ˈkaːdɪf/ /ˈkɑːdɪf/ En-uk-Cardiff.ogg /ˈkaɾdɪf/ /ˈkɑɹdɪf/

Word forms

Cardiff

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

Synonyms

Cardiff-by-the-Sea California

Derived words

Cardiff Bay Cardiff-by-the-Sea Cardiff Heights Cardiffian Cardiff South
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