Anglesey

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English

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Etymology

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Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (hook island) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (Ǫngli's island), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: An‧gle‧sey

Proper noun

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Anglesey

  1. An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
  2. A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
  3. A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Anglesey.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Anglesey f

  1. Anglesey (an island and traditional county of Wales)
    Synonym: (historical) Mona