Anglesey
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Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: An‧gle‧sey
Proper noun
Anglesey
- 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.
- A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
- A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.
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Proper noun
Anglesey f
- Anglesey (an island and traditional county of Wales)
- Synonym: (historical) Mona
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