Merthyr

See also: merthyr

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɜːθə/

Proper noun

Merthyr

1. Short for Merthyr Tydfil.
   • 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51:

     After petrol rationing ended in 1952, the BTC was aware that more swingeing cuts had to be made, and a sinister message was conveyed by the loss of the meandering 38-mile route from Blisworth to Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1952, and the 25-mile Abergavenny-Merthyr Heads of the Valleys line in January 1958.

2. A small settlement in Newchurch and Merthyr community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3520).

Derived terms

• Merthyr Vale