Wales
[ weylz ]
/ weɪlz /
noun
a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).
Medieval
Cambria.
Words nearby Wales
waldstein,
waldsterben,
waldwick,
wale,
waler,
Wales,
walesa, lech,
waley,
walfish bay,
walhalla,
wali
Definition for wales (2 of 3)
wale
1
[ weyl ]
/ weɪl /
noun
verb (used with object), waled, wal·ing.
Origin of wale
1
before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English
walu ridge, rib,
wheal; cognate with Old Norse
vǫlr, Gothic
walus rod, wand; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun
Definition for wales (3 of 3)
wale
2
[ weyl ]
/ weɪl /
noun
something that is selected as the best; choice.
verb (used with object), waled, wal·ing.
to choose; select.
Origin of wale
2
1250–1300; Middle English
wal(e) < Old Norse
val choice,
velja to choose
Example sentences from the Web for wales
British Dictionary definitions for wales (1 of 3)
Wales
/ (weɪlz) /
noun
a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 2 938 000 (2003 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles)
Welsh name: Cymru Medieval Latin name: Cambria
British Dictionary definitions for wales (2 of 3)
wale
1
/ (weɪl) /
noun
the raised mark left on the skin after the stroke of a rod or whip
- the weave or texture of a fabric, such as the ribs in corduroy
- a vertical row of stitches in knittingCompare course (def. 14)
nautical
- a ridge of planking along the rail of a ship
- See gunwale
verb (tr)
to raise a wale or wales on by striking
to weave with a wale
Word Origin for wale
Old English
walu
weal
1; related to Old Norse
vala knuckle, Dutch
wäle
British Dictionary definitions for wales (3 of 3)
wale
2
/ (weɪl) Scot and Northern English dialect /
noun
a choice
anything chosen as the best
adjective
choice
verb
(tr)
to choose
Word Origin for wale
C14: from Old Norse
val choice, related to German
Wahl
Medical definitions for wales
wale
[ wāl ]
n.
A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt.
v.
To raise marks on the skin, as by whipping.
Cultural definitions for wales
Wales
One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupying the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.
notes for Wales
Welsh
culture is known for its writers and singers, dating back more than one thousand years to the bards (poet-singers) of the
Middle Ages.