POWYS

Meaning of POWYS in English

Powys (i) BrE AmE ˈpəʊ ɪs § -əs AmE ˈpoʊ- , (ii) BrE AmE ˈpaʊ- —Welsh [ ˈpə wis, ˈpo- ] —The Welsh county is (ii), but the family name is usually (i).

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POWYS — I. biographical name John, II. geographical name administrative area of E central Wales area 2006 square miles (5196 square kilometers …
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POWYS — County (pop., 2001: 126,344), east-central Wales. The county seat is at Shrewsbury and Hereford. There are remains of Iron Age …
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POWYS — /poh"is/ , n. 1. John Cowper , 1872-1963, English author. 2. his brother, Llewelyn , 1884-1939, English author. 3. his …
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POWYS — I. ˈpō-əs biographical name John Cow·per ˈkü-pər 1872-1963 & his brothers Theodore Francis 1875-1953 & Llewelyn 1884-1939 English authors II. …
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POWYS — Pow ‧ ys /ˈpaʊəs, ˈpaʊɪs/ BrE AmE a ↑ county in central Wales
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POWYS — County (pop., 2001: 126,344), east-central Wales. The county seat is at Llandridod Wells . It is named after the Welsh …
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POWYS — a large region in central Wales, on the border with England. Since 1996 it has been governed by a unitary …
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POWYS — Поуис
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POWYS — граф. Поуис
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POWYS — Pronunciation: ' p ō - ə s Function: geographical name administrative area of E cen Wales area 2006 sq mi …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POWYS — Pronunciation: ' p ō - ə s Function: biographical name John Cow · per \ ' kü-p ə r \ …
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POWYS, JOHN COWPER — born Oct. 8, 1872, Shirley, Derbyshire, Eng. died June 17, 1963, Blaenau Ffestiniogg, Merioneth, Wales Welsh novelist, essayist, and poet, …
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YSTRADGYNLAIS — County: Powys Post Code: SA9
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YSTRADFELLTE — County: Powys Post Code: CF44
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YARDRO — County: Powys Post Code: LD8
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SIMPLE — I. ˈsimpəl adjective ( simpler -p(ə)lə(r) ; simplest -p(ə)lə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, plain, uncomplicated, artless, from Latin …
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LEVEL — I. ˈlevəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English livel, level, from Middle French livel, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin libellum, …
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ELEMENTARY — |elə|mentərē, -n.trē, -ri adjective Etymology: Middle English elementare, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French elementaire, from Latin elementarius, from …
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WELSHPOOL — Welsh Y Trallwng town, Powys county, historic county of Montgomeryshire, Wales, in the valley of the River Severn. Its charter, …
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TALIESIN — flourished 6th century AD one of five poets renowned among the Welsh in the latter part of the 6th century, …
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RADNORSHIRE
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OWAIN CYFEILIOG — born c. 1130 died c. 1197 Welsh warrior-prince of Powys and poet of distinct originality among the gogynfeirdd (court poets). …
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MONTGOMERYSHIRE
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LLYWARCH HEN — flourished 6th century central figure in a cycle of poems composed by a 9th-century storyteller in Powys (Wales). Set against …
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LLANDRINDOD WELLS — Welsh Llandrindod town and resort, Powys county, historic county of Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed), Wales. It developed as a spa, based …
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CELTIC LITERATURE — the body of writings composed in Irish and the languages derived from it, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, and in Welsh …
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BUILTH WELLS — Welsh Llanfair ym Muallt market town, Powys county, historic county of Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog), Wales, in the upper Wye valley. …
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