Cardiganshire

[ kahr-di-guh n-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈkɑr dɪ gənˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

a historic county in Dyfed, in W Wales.

Also called Cardigan.

Example sentences from the Web for cardiganshire

Lastly, though not least in importance, behold the clogged and cloaked short-statured woman of Cardiganshire.

The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty |T. J. Llewelyn Prichard
In buildings of interest Cardiganshire is singularly deficient.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 |Various
Belief in the Toili used to be very widely spread in Cardiganshire, especially, it is said, in the northern part of the county.

Stranger Than Fiction |Mary L. Lewes
He next laid siege to Lampeter Castle, in Cardiganshire, and after a long siege reduced it.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous

This is well illustrated by an instance that occurred some years ago at a house in Cardiganshire.

Stranger Than Fiction |Mary L. Lewes

Cardiganshire

/ (ˈkɑːdɪɡənˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996