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Wales (country) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 52 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.5000 decimal degrees |
Long: 003 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally inhabited by Celts; not subdued by Rome; was stronghold for Britons & Celts against invading Anglo-Saxons in 5th cen. CE; repulsed Danish invasions 9th cen.; saw conflict with England from 11th cen. until Edward I of England gained control. |
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Wales (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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............ | from Anglo-Saxon "Waelisc," meaning "foreign" & refering to native Brythonic Celts |
Wales (Swedish)
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Wales (Dutch)
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Wales (German)
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Cymru (C,V,Welsh,U,N)
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Cimru (C,V,Welsh,U,N)
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Galles (C,O,O,English,U)
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Galles (Italian)
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Gales (C,O,Spanish)
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Gales (Basque)
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Welsh (C,O)
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Walsh (C,O)
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וולס (C,U,Hebrew )
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an Bhreatain Bheag (C,U,Irish Gaelic)
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Gal·les (C,U,Catalan)
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Kembre (C,U,Breton)
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Kimrio (C,U,Esperanto)
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Kimrujo (C,U,Esperanto)
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Pays de Galles (C,U,French)
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Velsas (C,U,Lithuanian)
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Уэльс (C,U,Russian)
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Cambria (H,V)
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Wales (country) (P) |
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Wales (country) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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country (preferred, C) |
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area was first united in 9th cen.; has been politically joined with England since 1282 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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principality (C) |
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area (C) |
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