Cardiff

A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.

Proper noun

  1. A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.
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  2. The Welsh government.
  3. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada.
  6. A small rural settlement in the region of Taranaki, New Zealand.
  7. A place in the United States:

    1. A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama.

    2. Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.

      Synonyms: Cardiff-by-the-Sea California

    3. A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.

    4. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.

    5. An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.

    6. A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.

    7. A ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee.

Origin

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

Wikipedia

Cardiff

Derived

Cardiff Bay Cardiff-by-the-Sea Cardiff Heights Cardiffian Cardiff South