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Snowdon
Snowdon [W Eryri]. Highest mountain (3,560 feet) in Wales and England, 12 miles SE of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-western Wales, standing in a small range of peaks, sometimes known collectively as Snowdonia. Widely celebrated in Welsh oral tradition, the home of a famous eagle and of the giant Rhita Gawr. See J. E. Lloyd, ‘The Mountains in History and Legend’, in R. C. Carr and G. A. Lister (eds.), in The Mountains of Snowdonia (Cardiff, 1925).
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Snowdon." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Snowdon." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Snowdon.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Snowdon." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Snowdon.html |
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Snowdon Welsh Yr Wyddfa, highest mountain of Wales, 3,560 ft (1,085 m) high, Gwynedd, NW Wales. Its five peaks are separated by passes. There is a rack and pinion railway (opened 1896) from Llanberis to the summit. The Snowdon district, or Snowdonia, is noted for its scenic beauty; most of it is included in Snowdonia National Park (est. 1951). A nuclear power station (500,000-kW capacity; completed 1964) and a hydroelectric power project are in the region. |
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"Snowdon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Snowdon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Snowdon.html "Snowdon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Snowdon.html |
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Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Wales/UK Snawdune A mountain called ‘Snow Hill’ from the Old English snāw ‘snow’ and dūn. The Welsh name means ‘The Mound’ from yr ‘the’ and wyddfa ‘mound’ or ‘tumulus’, a reference to its use as a burial place.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Snowdon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Snowdon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Snowdon.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Snowdon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Snowdon.html |
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"Snowdon." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Snowdon." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Snowdon.html "Snowdon." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Snowdon.html |
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Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) (mountain) Gwyd. Snawdune 1095. ‘Snow hill’. OE snāw + dūn. The Welsh name means ‘the mound’ (Welsh yr + gwyddfa), referring to the mountain's use as a burial place.
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A. D. MILLS. "Snowdon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Snowdon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Snowdon.html A. D. MILLS. "Snowdon." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Snowdon.html |
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Snowdon a mountain in NW Wales, the highest mountain in Wales, the Welsh name of which is Yr Wyddfa.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Snowdon." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Snowdon." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Snowdon.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Snowdon." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Snowdon.html |
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Snowdon
•Abaddon, gladden, gladdon, Ibadan, madden, sadden
•abandon, Brandon, Rwandan, Ugandan
•Baden, Baden-Baden, Coloradan, garden, harden, lardon, Nevadan, pardon
•Wiesbaden • bear garden
•tea garden
•Armageddon, deaden, leaden, redden
•Eldon, Sheldon
•Brendan, tendon
•Dresden
•Aden, Aidan, Haydn, laden, maiden
•handmaiden
•cedarn, cotyledon, dicotyledon, Eden, monocotyledon, Sweden
•wealden
•bestridden, forbidden, hidden, midden, outridden, ridden, stridden, unbidden
•Wimbledon
•linden, Lindon, Swindon
•Wisden • Mohammedan • Myrmidon
•harridan • hagridden • Sheridan
•bedridden • Macedon • Huntingdon
•Dryden, guidon, Leiden, Poseidon, Sidon, widen
•Culloden, hodden, modern, sodden, trodden
•Cobden • downtrodden
•Auden, broaden, cordon, Gordon, Hordern, Jordan, warden
•churchwarden • louden • bounden
•loden, Snowdon
•beholden, embolden, golden, olden
•hoyden • Bermudan • wooden
•Mukden • gulden • sudden
•Blunden, London
•Riordan • bourdon • bombardon
•celadon • Clarendon
•burden, guerdon
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"Snowdon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Snowdon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Snowdon.html "Snowdon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Snowdon.html |
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