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Definition of Anglesey
1. Noun. An island to the northwest of Wales.
Group relationships: Cambria, Cymru, Wales
Generic synonyms: Island
Definition of Anglesey
1. Proper noun. An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anglesey
Literary usage of Anglesey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"The interior (visitors ring at the entrance in the keep) contains fine carvings
in oak, ebony, slate, and Anglesey marble ..."
2. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"4° A history of the Island of Anglesey, Wales, comprising a topographical ...
The History of North of the several counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, Denbigh, ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"On Ancient Plateaux in Anglesey and Carnarvonshire. By E. GREENLY, FGS The surface
of Anglesey, considered as a whole, is seen to be composed of a series of ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1908)
"He believed that the pair found in Anglesey and those met with in Cambridgeshire
were the only examples of grain-crushers of this type that have been ..."
5. The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"THE FLEET OFF Anglesey. obeyed the Bretwalda Eadwine, Magnus was already CHAP.
v. master of one; he now drew near to the other. We are He told that he sent ..."
6. The Tribal System in Wales: Being Part of an Inquiry Into the Structure and by Frederic Seebohm (1904)
"The Isle of Anglesey presents a convenient geographical area for the purpose,
and the so-called Manor of Aberffraw, on the south coast of it, a remarkably ..."
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