Anglesey en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Possibly 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.
Meanings
- An 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.
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A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
Owain Roberts, from Anglesey, was sent a bill for £4,300 by Vodafone.
2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian:
- A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.
Synonyms
Translations (11)
bg А́нгълси (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · la Mona (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · cy Ynys Môn (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · ga Inis Món (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · pl Anglesey (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · pt Anglesey (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · pt Mona (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · fo Ynys Môn (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · gv Moan (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · sga Mana (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales) · fo Anglesey (An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales)