wales

Definition of wales in English English dictionary: A principality in the west of, and one of the constituent nations of, the United Kingdom; A surname; {i} principality of the United Kingdom located in the western part of the island of Great Britain; A principality in the west of and one of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom; Word History: Although Celtic-speaking peoples were living in Britain before the arrival of the invaders from Friesland and Jutland whose languages would eventually develop into English, it was the Celts and not the invaders who came to be called "strangers" in English. Our words for the descendants of one of the Celtish peoples, Welsh, and for their homeland, Wales, come from the Old English word wealh, meaning "foreigner, stranger, Celt." Its plural wealas is the direct ancestor of Wales, literally "foreigners." The Old English adjective derived from wealh, wælisc or welisc, is the source of our Welsh. The Germanic form for the root from which wealh descended was *walh-, "foreign." We also have attested once in Old English the compound walhhnutu in a document from around 1050; its next recording appears in 1358 as walnottes. This eventually became walnut in Modern English, which is thus literally the "foreign nut." The nut was "foreign" because it was native to Roman Gaul and Italy. a country in the United Kingdom, west of England, which was an independent country until it was brought under English rule in 1284. Population: 2,903,085 (2001). Capital: Cardiff. The country's Welsh name is Cymru. Traditionally, its main industries were farming, especially sheep farming and, in South Wales, coal mining. The mines have now all closed. The Welsh language is spoken by many people, especially in the north. The Welsh assembly gives the Welsh people more power to govern themselves while still being part of the UK. Some people, including the political party Plaid Cymru, want Wales to be an independent country. The national symbols of Wales are the leek, the daffodil, and the red dragon. The patron saint is Saint David. Welsh Cymru Principality, constituting an integral part of the United Kingdom. It occupies a peninsula on the western side of the island of Great Britain. Area: 8,015 sq mi (20,758 sq km). Population (2001): 2,903,085. Capital: Cardiff. The population is of Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, and Anglo-Norman ancestry. Languages: English, Welsh. Religion: Methodism. Wales is almost entirely an upland area the core of which is the Cambrian Mountains. The highest peak in England and Wales, Mount Snowdon, is found in Snowdonia National Park. The Severn, Wye, and Dee are the longest rivers. Economic activities include mining coal (though coal mining suffered a sharp decline in the late 20th century), slate, and lead; importing and refining petroleum; and manufacturing consumer electronics. Tourism is an important industry. In prehistoric times, tribal divisions of the British Celtic speakers who dominated all of Britain south of the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde inhabited the region. The Romans ruled from the 1st century AD until the 4th-5th century. Welsh Celts fought off incursions from the Anglo-Saxons. A number of kingdoms arose there, but none was successful in uniting the area. The Norman conquerors of England brought all of southern Wales under their rule in 1093. English King Edward I conquered northern Wales and made it a principality in 1284. Since 1301 the heir to the English throne has carried the title Prince of Wales. Wales was incorporated with England in the reign of Henry VIII. It became a leading international coal-mining centre during the 19th century. The Plaid Cymru, or Welsh Nationalist Party, was founded in 1925, but its influence did not gather force until the 1960s, when Welsh nationalist aspirations rose. In 1997 a referendum approved the devolution of power to an elected assembly, which first convened in 1999. Charles Philip Arthur George prince of Wales Diana princess of Wales Gerald of Wales New South Wales Prince of Wales Strait Wales Prince of; plural of wale; third-person singular of wale; one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria; Cambria; principality
England and Wales: The constituent countries of the United Kingdom, which share a single legal system and are treated as a single country for various purposes
New South Wales: The original name conferred on Australia by Captain James Cook, and used to describe the entire eastern portion of the continent
New South Wales: The colony that was founded in 1788, which grew progressively smaller as other colonies were separated from it, and became a state in 1901
New South Wales: One of the six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent, with its capital at Sydney
South Wales: An area of southern Wales bordering the Bristol Channel
wale: The outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale)
wale: A ridge or low barrier
wale: To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale
When faced with an adulthood that offered few options, grinding poverty and marriage to a man who drank too much and came home to wale on his own family or...no beatings.
wale: to choose, select
wale: A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth
wale: Something selected as being the best, preference; choice
wale: {n} a rising part in cloth timber, knot, plantks on a ship's side
Diana Princess of Wales: {i} Lady Diana Spencer (1961-1997), member of the British royal family (1st first wife of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales) who performed much charitable work worldwide, died in a car accident in Paris
New South Wales: NSW a state in southeast Australia, next to the Pacific Ocean, which has the largest population and the most industry of any state in Australia. It produces steel, coal, grain, and wool, and its capital city, Sydney, is Australia's main business and financial centre. State (pop., 2001: 6,609,304), southeastern Australia. Bounded by Queensland, the Pacific Ocean, Victoria, and South Australia, it has an area of 309,130 sq mi (800,640 sq km); the capital is Sydney. The dominant geographic feature is the Great Dividing Range. Inhabited from prehistoric times, New South Wales was claimed for Britain by Capt. James Cook in 1770. The colony included the entire continent except for Western Australia. The interior was explored throughout the 19th century and colonies were set up there, separate from New South Wales. In 1901 it became part of the Commonwealth of Australia. The state ceded the area of the Australian Capital Territory in 1911. New South Wales is the centre of commercial farming, industry, and culture in Australia
New South Wales: region in southeastern Australia
North Wales: the northern part of Wales. Its coast and mountains are popular with tourists
Prince of Wales: English heir apparent, Prince Charles
Prince of Wales: the Prince of Wales a title given to the first son of a British king or queen. Title of the heir apparent to the British throne. In 1301 Edward I of England granted it to his son Edward after conquering Wales and executing the last native Welsh prince (1283). Since that time most of the eldest sons of English sovereigns have been given the title. The title ceases to exist when a Prince of Wales becomes king, until a monarch bestows it on a son
Prince of Wales Strait: Narrow channel between Banks Island and northwestern Victoria Island in the southwestern Arctic Archipelago of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is about 170 mi (274 km) long and forms part of the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It was discovered in 1850 by the Irish explorer Robert McClure
Princess of Wales: Diana, Princess of Wales
Princess of Wales Diana: the former wife of Prince Charles and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. She was originally called Lady Diana Spencer and she married Prince Charles in 1981. Eventually their marriage failed and they got a divorce in 1996. In 1997, she died in a car crash in Paris (1961-97). orig. Lady Diana Frances Spencer born July 1, 1961, Sandringham, Norfolk, Eng. died Aug. 31, 1997, Paris, France Consort (1981-96) of Charles, prince of Wales. Daughter of Viscount Althorp (later Earl Spencer), she was a kindergarten teacher at the time of her engagement to Charles, whom she married on July 29, 1981, in a globally televised ceremony. They had two sons, Princes William (1982) and Henry (1984). Her beauty and unprecedented popularity as a member of the royal family attracted intense press attention, and she became one of the most photographed women in the world. The marriage gradually broke down; Charles and Diana separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996. She remained highly visible and continued her activities on behalf of numerous charities. In 1997 she was killed in a car crash in Paris, along with her companion, Emad Mohamed (Dodi) al-Fayed (1955-97), and their driver. Her death brought on a massive public outpouring of grief
South Wales: the southern part of Wales, which formerly contained many coal mines, but now has a lot of modern industries. People from South Wales are sometimes called 'South Wallians'. New South Wales
new south wales: an Australian state in southeastern Australia
prince of Wales Charles: born Nov. 14, 1948, Buckingham Palace, London, Eng. Heir apparent to the British throne, son of Elizabeth II and Philip, duke of Edinburgh. In 1971 he studied at the University of Cambridge, becoming the first heir to the throne to obtain a university degree, and he later attended the Royal Air Force College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He took a tour of duty with the Royal Navy (1971-76). In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer (see Diana, princess of Wales), and they had two sons, William and Henry. Their marriage grew strained amid intense scrutiny from the press and rumours of infidelity; they divorced in 1996. He subsequently began keeping company publicly with Camilla Parker Bowles (b. 1947). He has been known for his advocacy of excellence in architecture and other causes
prince of Wales Charles Philip Arthur George: born Nov. 14, 1948, Buckingham Palace, London, Eng. Heir apparent to the British throne, son of Elizabeth II and Philip, duke of Edinburgh. In 1971 he studied at the University of Cambridge, becoming the first heir to the throne to obtain a university degree, and he later attended the Royal Air Force College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He took a tour of duty with the Royal Navy (1971-76). In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer (see Diana, princess of Wales), and they had two sons, William and Henry. Their marriage grew strained amid intense scrutiny from the press and rumours of infidelity; they divorced in 1996. He subsequently began keeping company publicly with Camilla Parker Bowles (b. 1947). He has been known for his advocacy of excellence in architecture and other causes
prince of wales: the male heir apparent of the British sovereign
prince-of-wales'-heath: South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers
the Prince of Wales: Prince of Wales
wale: A raised rib in knit goods or fabric. (As opposed to course)
wale: A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth
wale: In a knitted material, it is one of a series of loops in successive course or formation, made by one needle The series of loops in the fabric support each other and they run lengthwise or vertical in the goods The number of wales per inch, which are counted across the sample in the same manner as is done when counting the threads per inch in a woven cloth, is a measure of the fineness or coarseness of the fabric
wale: To mark with wales, or stripes
wale: A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip
wale: The texture of a piece of fabric
wale: thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
wale: A wale knot, or wall knot
wale: To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it
wale: Parallel lines that appear when a weaving pattern is repeated For twills, the wale is a set of diagonal lines which are very apparent if the warp and weft are two different colors For corduroy, the wales are the "bumps" in the fabric
wale: A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position
wale: In knit fabrics, a column of loops lying lengthwise in the fabric The number of wales per inch is a measure of the fabric's fineness In woven fabrics, one of a series of ribs or cords, running either warp wise or filling wise
wale: {f} cause a mark on the skin; knit in strips; strengthen with reinforcing planks
wale: thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
wale: A ridge on the outside of a horse collar
wale: Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc
wale: A ridge on cloth
wale: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
wale: a column of loops along the length of a knitted fabric
wale: A horizontal wood or metal strip used on the outside of forms for concrete Wales are used to keep the form walls from bending outward under the weight of poured concrete
wale: {i} mark on the body, welt; strip, stripe; protruding stripe on a fabric; reinforcing bar (Construction)
wale: A horizontal timber use for support or retaining earth
wale: Thick planking fixed to the ribs to form the hull and give it strength
wale: A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal

wales

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Wales

Turkish pronunciation

weylz

Pronunciation

/ˈwālz/ /ˈweɪlz/

Etymology

[ 'wA(&)l ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Germanic Walha (“foreigner”), probably from Volcae.

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