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Rhondda
Rhondda , city (1991 pop. 70,980), Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales, on tributaries of the Taff River. Coal mining, once the chief occupation, has disappeared. Light manufacturing and quarrying are the main industries. A mining heritage museum is at Treharris. |
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"Rhondda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rhondda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Rhondda.html "Rhondda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Rhondda.html |
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Rhondda
Rhondda Rhon. Rotheni 12th cent. ‘(Place on the) River Rhondda’. The river name means ‘noisy one’ (Welsh rhoddni).
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A. D. MILLS. "Rhondda." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Rhondda." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Rhondda.html A. D. MILLS. "Rhondda." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Rhondda.html |
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Rhondda
Rhondda, Wales/UK Rotheni ‘(Place on the) River Rhondda’ whose name means ‘Noisy One’ from the Welsh rhoddni.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Rhondda." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Rhondda." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Rhondda.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Rhondda." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Rhondda.html |
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Rhondda
Rhondda •blather, foregather, gather, slather
•farther, father, lather, rather
•grandfather • stepfather • godfather
•forefather
•altogether, feather, heather, leather, nether, tether, together, weather, wether, whether
•bather • sunbather
•bequeather, breather
•dither, hither, slither, swither, thither, whither, wither, zither
•either, neither
•bother, pother
•Rhondda • mouther • loather
•smoother, soother
•another, brother, mother, other, smother, t'other
•grandmother • stepmother
•godmother • housemother
•stepbrother • further
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"Rhondda." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rhondda." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Rhondda.html "Rhondda." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Rhondda.html |
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