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a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8,016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).

Wales

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noun

a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 2 938 000 (2003 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles) Welsh nameCymru Medieval Latin nameCambria

Wales

One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , occupying the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain . Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.

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Welsh culture is known for its writers and singers, dating back more than one thousand years to the bards (poet-singers) of the Middle Ages .

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In the New South Wales' seat of Bennelong, where nearly one in three people have Chinese ancestry, Liberal contender Scott Yung has his WeChat posts overlayed with Mandarin subtitles and audio translation.

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The Welsh government said the work would reduce journey times to ports such as Milford Haven, Wales' busiest for freight which handles about 40 million tonnes per year, as well as Fishguard and Pembroke Dock.

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It feels like a slice of Americana in New South Wales perhaps - but that would miss the point that here, rodeo has become very much an outback Australian tradition in its own right.

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The first minister has accused Welsh Labour MPs in Westminster of not standing up for Wales, BBC Wales has learned.

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The right to host the tournament was awarded to both England and Wales but Cardiff has not been chosen as a venue.

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