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Menai Strait
Menai Strait , channel of the Irish Sea, 14 mi (23 km) long and from 200 yd (183 m) to 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, between the island of Anglesey and mainland Gwynedd, NW Wales. Thomas Telford's suspension bridge (1826; rebuilt 1938–41) carries the road from Bangor on the mainland to Anglesey, over the strait, and Robert Stephenson's tubular bridge (1850) carries a railroad. Caernarvon is on the strait; Llanfair-Pwllgwyngyll is nearby. |
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"Menai Strait." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Menai Strait." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MenaiStr.html "Menai Strait." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MenaiStr.html |
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Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge (Porthaethwy) Angl. ‘Bridge over the Menai Strait’. A bridge was built across the Menai Strait in 1826 and the town developed soon after. The name of the strait itself is of uncertain origin. The Welsh name means ‘ferry of Daethwy’ (Welsh porth), from a tribal name.
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A. D. MILLS. "Menai Bridge." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Menai Bridge." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-MenaiBridge.html A. D. MILLS. "Menai Bridge." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-MenaiBridge.html |
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Caernarfon
Caernarfon, Wales/UK Kairarvon, Kaer yn Arvon ‘Fort in Arfon’ from caer, yn ‘in’ and the district of Arfon ‘opposite Anglesey’ from ar ‘over’ and Fôn, a form of Môn, the Welsh name for Anglesey. It stands on the shore of the Menai Strait.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caernarfon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caernarfon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Caernarfon.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caernarfon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Caernarfon.html |
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Caernarfon
Caernarfon Gwyd. Kairarvon 1191, Kaer yn Arvon 1258. ‘Fort in Arfon’. Welsh caer + yn. The district name Arfon is Welsh ar Fôn, ‘opposite Môn’, i.e. Anglesey.
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A. D. MILLS. "Caernarfon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Caernarfon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Caernarfon.html A. D. MILLS. "Caernarfon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Caernarfon.html |
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Caernarfon
Caernarfon a town in NW Wales on the shore of the Menai Strait, the birthplace of Edward II.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Caernarfon." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Caernarfon." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Caernarfon.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Caernarfon." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Caernarfon.html |
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Caernarfon
Caernarfon. Welsh arch. See arch.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Caernarfon." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Caernarfon." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-Caernarfon.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Caernarfon." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-Caernarfon.html |
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Caernarfon
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•Bronwen • Iowan
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"Caernarfon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Caernarfon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Caernarfon.html "Caernarfon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Caernarfon.html |
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