出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/05/17 19:57 UTC 版)
From 中期英語 Wales, from 古期英語 Wēalas, plural of wealh (“Celt, Welsh person”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”). Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.
Wales (countable and uncountable, plural Waleses)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/31 15:22 UTC 版)
Wales (/ˈweɪlz/ (
listen), Welsh: Cymru; pronounced [ˈkəmrɨ] (
listen)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km² (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,200 km (746 mi) of coastline, including its offshore islands; the largest, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), is also the largest island in the Irish Sea. Generally mountainous, its highest mountains are in the north and central areas, especially in Snowdonia (Eryri), which contains Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest peak.
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「wales」は名詞「wale」の複数形です