Anglesey
An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north WalesAn island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
» Anglesey is a third of Wales.
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3 sensesAn island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.
Examples
1 sentencesAnglesey is a third of Wales.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“ǪPossibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.
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