CAERLEON

Meaning of CAERLEON in English

/kahr lee"euhn/ , n.

a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court. 6235.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CAERLEON — County: Newport Post Code: NP6
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MONMOUTHSHIRE — Welsh Sir Fynwy county of southeastern Wales. The present county of Monmouthshire borders England to the east, the River Severn …
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MACHEN, ARTHUR — born March 3, 1863, Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Eng. died Dec. 15, 1947, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire pseudonym of Arthur Llewellyn Jones Welsh novelist …
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GWENT — county of southeastern Wales. It was created in 1974 from the former county of Monmouthshire (except the Rhymney Valley), the …
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DAVID, SAINT — born c. 520, near St. Bride's Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales died c. 600, , Menevia; feast day March 1 Welsh Dewi …
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COUNTRYSIDE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES open countryside/country ▪ At weekends people want to leave the town for open countryside. roam …
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CAMELOT — n. In Arthurian legend , the seat of King Arthur's court. It has been variously identified with Caerleon in Wales, …
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CAMELOT — 1. according to tradition, the wonderful and magic place where King Arthur lived with his family and the Knights of …
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GUINEVERE — [Arthurian] Arthur's queen. According to Giraldus Cambrensis, the inscribed cross from the royal grave at Glastonbury named her as Arthur's …
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