Wales
n. 威尔士
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One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.
威尔斯
威尔士
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The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.
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A surname.
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A hamlet in Queen Camel parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6824).
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A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).
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A minor city in Nome Census Area, Alaska.
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A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
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A township in St. Clair County, Michigan.
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A town in Erie County, New York.
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A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.
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A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
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A town in Sanpete County, Utah.
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A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
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A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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From Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh (“Celt, Welsh person”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”). Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.
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