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caernarfonshire

/kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
caernar-fon-shire
IPA
/kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.

Inflected Forms

Caernarvonshire (alternative) Carnarvonshire (alternative)

Derived Forms

Caerns

Questions

How do you pronounce caernarfonshire?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/.
What does caernarfonshire mean?
A maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.

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