Caernarfonshire

English

Alternative forms

• Caernarvonshire (obsolete)
• Carnarvonshire (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/, /kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃɪə(ɹ)/, /kə(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Caernarfonshire

1. A maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.

Derived terms

• Caerns (abbreviation)

Translations

traditional county of Wales

• Welsh: Sir Gaernarfon