Clwyd

[ kloo-id ]

/ ˈklu ɪd /

noun

a county in N Wales. 937 sq. mi. (2426 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for clwyd

St Asaph, in Clwyd, was one of the worst hit places in the UK, with more than 180 homes flooded and 500 evacuated.

Prince Charles Meets Family of Welsh Pensioner Killed by Floods |Tom Sykes |December 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She lies buried beside her beloved Piozzi at Tremeirchion church in the Vale of Clwyd.

History's Most Memorable Mistress |Ian McIntyre |December 26, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
She withdrew from the fields of Clwyd within the memory of the elder of shepherds.

Imogen |William Godwin
My excursion to-day had been along the valley of the Clwyd, a very rich and fertile tract of country.

Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1 |Nathaniel Hawthorne

I chose the latter, and so followed the course of the Clwyd, which is very ugly, with a tidal flow and wide marshy banks.

Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 1 |Nathaniel Hawthorne
The range of hills bordering the valley or delta of the Clwyd, is very fine.

Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) |Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi
A very fine view of the Vale of the Clwyd, which has been rather overpraised, is obtained at this spot.

The Motor Routes of England |Gordon Home

British Dictionary definitions for clwyd

Clwyd

/ (ˈkluːɪd) /

noun

a former county in NE Wales, formed in 1974 from Flintshire, most of Denbighshire, and part of Merionethshire; replaced in 1996 by Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham county borough, and part of Conwy county borough

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