Swansea

English

Etymology

From Middle English Sweynesse (c. 1165), Sueinesea (1190), Swanesey (1322), from Old Norse Sveins ey (literally Sveinn’s island).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɒnzi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnzi
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Swansea

  1. A city and county in South Wales.
  2. Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:
    1. A neighbourhood of the city of Toronto, Ontario.
    2. A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona.
    3. A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
    4. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
    5. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
    6. A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
    7. A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
    8. A suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
    9. A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔn.zi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnzi
  • Syllabification: Swan‧sea

Proper noun

Swansea n (indeclinable)

  1. Swansea (a city in Wales)

Further reading

  • Swansea in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈswɐ̃.si/

Proper noun

Swansea ?

  1. Swansea (a city in Wales)