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21Wales — see WELSH (Cf. Welsh) …
22Wales — [weɪlz ] (Halbinsel im Westen der Insel Großbritannien) …
23Wales — [wālz] [OE Wealas, walas < PGmc * walhos < * walh , Celt: see WELSH] division of the United Kingdom, occupying a peninsula of WC Great Britain: 8,018 sq mi (20,767 sq km); pop. 2,812,000; chief city, Cardiff …
24Wales — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Wales (disambiguation) …
25Wales — /waylz/, n. a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 2,766,800; 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km). Medieval, Cambria. * * * I Welsh Cymru Principality, constituting an integral part of the United Kingdom. It occupies a peninsula on the… …
26Wales — Because many key civil war figures inherited Welsh blood, owned Welsh estates, and recruited Welsh RETAINERS, Wales played a central role in the WARS OF THE ROSES. Wales in the fifteenth century was divided into two distinct administrative… …
27Wales — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Wales est le nom du Pays de Galles en anglais. Il s agit également du nom de plusieurs lieux dans les pays anglophones. Toponymie Au Royaume Uni :… …
28Wales — Comprising the western peninsula of the island of Britain, Wales was officially part of England since 1536. The last independent Welsh prince, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, died in 1283, after which Wales was administered directly by England and in… …
29Wales — Estimated Gypsy population: 3,000. In 1996 the date of the last formal count there were 489 caravans recorded (a drop from earlier figures), of which 36 were on unauthorized encampments. For most legislative purposes, Wales is part of the… …
30Wales — Recorded as Wales, Wailes, Waleis, and Walis, this most interesting and unusual surname, of early medieval English origin, has a number of possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, it may be a patronymic form of the pre …
