Wales en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /weːlz/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
- (US) audio
- wālz
- /welz/ Scotland]
- /wɛjlz/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /weɪlz/
- /wæɪlz/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.
Meronyms: North Wales, South Wales; see also Category:Places in Wales
A 2013 study found the HIV rate among injecting IPED users in England and Wales was 1.5 percent, comparable to 1.2 percent among users of psychoactive drugs like heroin and crack.
2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023:Reassured and pleased with the railway, the Queen returned from Paddington to Slough on June 23, bringing with her the infant Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII.
1953 June 14, “Royal Railway Journeys”, in Railway Magazine, page 364:
- (countable, historical, uncountable) The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country.
- (countable, uncountable) A surname.
- (countable, uncountable) A hamlet in Queen Camel parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6824).
- (countable, uncountable) A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Nome Census Area, Alaska.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in St. Clair County, Michigan.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Erie County, New York.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Sanpete County, Utah.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- (countable, uncountable) A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waleses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
New South Wales · Welsh (constituent country) · Lake Wales · Little England beyond Wales
Synonyms
Cymru (country or Welsh area) · The Principality · Welshland (country or Welsh area)
Translations (169)
hy Ուելս (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · uz Uels (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · vls Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · km វ៉ែល (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sco Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · el Ουαλία (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ps ويلز (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ja ウェールズ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · rmw Vålšenengo Them (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ka უელსი (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · hsb Waliziska (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · cmn 威爾士 /威尔士 (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · hy Վաղէս (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · kk Уэльс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · az Uels (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · mr वेल्स (surname) · th เวลส์ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · frr Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · da Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · eo Kimrio (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sc Galles (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · yue 威爾斯 /威尔斯 (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · lo ການ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · uk Ва́лліс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ta வேல்ஸ் (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · cmn 威爾斯 /威尔斯 (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · mr वेल्स (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · yi וויילז (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · nb Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sh Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ro Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · kw Kembra (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sq Uellsi (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · la Wallia (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ang Wēalas (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · cv Уэльс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · uk Уе́льс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · gcf Gal (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · si වේල්සය (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · frm Galles (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · hu Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ru Уэ́льс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ur ویلز (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ml വേൽസ് (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · id Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · hi वेल्स (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fi Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · wa Wale (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · os Уэльс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · uk Ва́ллія (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · be Уэ́льс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fo Kymru (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · cs Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ug ۋېلش (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sl Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · rmw Vålši (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · oc País de Galas (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sk Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · csb Walijô (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · scn Galles (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · tr Galler (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · szl Walijo (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · de Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ru Ва́ллис (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · gur Walgɔ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fa ویلز (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · rm Valisa (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · wlm Kymry (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · lv Velsa (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · kmr Wêls (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sv Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sm Uelese (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · es País de Gales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sh Vels (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fro Gales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · nrf Galles (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · kn ವೇಲ್ಸ್ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · obt Che[m]bre (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · pa ਵੇਲਜ਼ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · oc Galas (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · my ဝေလ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ar وِيلْز (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · tt Уэльс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · gv Bretyn (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · rmw Talano Them (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ru Ва́ллия (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · rmw Vålšitika Them (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sga Bretain (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · vi xứ Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · vro Kõmrimaa (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ab Уалыс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · lt Velsas (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ky Уэльс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · he וֵיילְס (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fy Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ms Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ast Gales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · be Ўэльс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · aii ܘܵܠܝܼܵܐ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · nl Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · hu Velsz (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · mt Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · mn Уэльс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · vro Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · dsb Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · rmw Akava Them (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ko 웨일스 (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ga an Bhreatain Bheag (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ne वेल्स (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · be Ва́лія (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · br Kembre (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · obt Kembre (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · cs Kymry (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · gd A' Chuimrigh (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · lo ເວລສ໌ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · mi Weira (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · cy Cymru (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · tum Welosi (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · zea Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sh Велс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · gl Gales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · non Bretland (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · bg Уе́йлс (surname) · so Waalis (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fr pays de Galles (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · bg Уе́лс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · te వేల్స్ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ro Țara Galilor (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · tl Gales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · he וֵילְס (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · is Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · pt País de Gales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fo Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ps وېلز (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · mi Wēri (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ia Galles (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sq Galli (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · tt Велс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · co Galles (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · io Wals (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · yue 威爾士 /威尔士 (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · mk Велс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · es Gales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ce Уэльс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ca pais de Gal·les (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · et Wales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · gu વેલ્સ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · sw Welisi (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · tg Уэлс (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · hy Կալլես (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · acw ويلز (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · eu Gales (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · scn Gàllisi (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · bn ওয়েল্স্ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · la Cambria (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · am ዌልስ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · ca Gal·les (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · it Galles (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · rmw Vålšano Them (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · pl Walia (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · he קַמְבְּרִיָה (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · vi xứ Gan (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · et Kõmrimaa (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fa ویلز (surname) · af Wallis (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · tk Uels (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · iu ᐆᐃᓪᔅ (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · mi Wēra (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom) · fi Kymri (a constituent nation of the United Kingdom)