English Explanatory Dictionary

Gwent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country.
  2. A former county of South Wales, renamed in 1974 from Monmouthshire.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡwɛnt/

Word forms

Gwent

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Gwent, from Old Welsh Guent, from Latin Venta Silurum, a Roman colony in Britannia.

Derived words

Blaenau Gwent
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