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clwyd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
clwyd
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Denbighshire, Wales, which flows into the Irish Sea near Rhyl; in full, the River Clwyd.

name

A former county in north Wales, named after the river, which replaced Denbighshire and Flintshire in 1974, and which was abolished in 1996, being replaced by the new counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire and the county boroughs of Conwy and Wrexham.

Phrases

Vale of Clwyd

Questions

What does clwyd mean?
A river in Denbighshire, Wales, which flows into the Irish Sea near Rhyl; in full, the River Clwyd.

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