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
- A city and county in South Wales.
- Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:
- A neighbourhood of the city of Toronto, Ontario.
- A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona.
- A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
- A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
- A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
- A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
- A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
- A suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
- A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.
Derived terms
Translations
a city in South Wales
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)
Further reading
- Swansea in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈswɐ̃.si/
Proper noun
Swansea ?