Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southern Wales west-northwest of Cardiff on Swansea Bay, an inlet of the Bristol Channel.

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  • proper noun a city in South Wales

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  • noun a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel

Etymologies

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From Old Norse personal name Sveinn + ey ("island"). Written Sweynesse c. 1165, Sueinesea in 1190, Swanesey in 1322.

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Examples

  • SWANSEA - New England Christian Academy, 271 Sharps Lot Road in Swansea, will host an open house Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon and are open to the public; advance registration is not required.

    News from www.thesunchronicle.com 2009

  • SWANSEA - New England Christian Academy, 271 Sharps Lot Road in Swansea, will host an open house Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon and are open to the public; advance registration is not required.

    News from www.thesunchronicle.com 2009

  • SWANSEA - New England Christian Academy, 271 Sharps Lot Road in Swansea, will host an open house Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon and are open to the public; advance registration is not required.

    News from www.thesunchronicle.com 2009

  • The Waterfront Museum in Swansea is part of the National Museum and Cardiff is developing plans for a Civic Museum.

    Archive 2008-10-01 2008

  • The Waterfront Museum in Swansea is part of the National Museum and Cardiff is developing plans for a Civic Museum.

    No Brainer 2008

  • I attended university in Swansea and the weather was consistently dreadful: I remember it snowed in June once – it really did.

    Rowan Williams: climate pantalone « Anglican Samizdat 2009

  • Born in Swansea, he carved out a career on BBC Radio Wales, before a move to television in the form of Marion and Geoff, a mock-umentary series in which he played a divorced taxi driver still infatuated with his ex-wife; Coogan was the associate producer.

    Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan: 'We're not the big buddies people think we are' Laura Barton 2010

  • The first such house is now standing in Swansea, Wales, and Affresol expects to be erecting 3,000 homes a year within three years.

    Affresol Makes Homes Out of Recycled Plastic | Inhabitat 2010

  • Norman Whitlock, a member of the Conservative Party in Swansea who was responsible for organising the nominations for a number of Conservative candidates, has resigned from the party.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • Things could be more difficult for the Liberal Democrats in Swansea, Bridgend and Wrexham.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

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