Bridgend

[ bri-jend ]

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noun

a county in southeastern Wales. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
a town in the county of Bridgend, in southeastern Wales.

Bridgend

/ ˌ��ɪ��ˈɛ�Ի� /

noun

a county borough in S Wales, created in 1996 from S Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Bridgend. Pop: 129 900 (2003 est). Area: 264 sq km (102 sq miles)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bridgend¹

Translation of Welsh Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr) “The End of the Bridge (on the Ogmoire),” from pen “head, top,” also “beginning, end” ( penguin ( def ) ) + y, definite article + bont (mutated form of pont “bridge,” ultimately from Latin ��ō�Բ�; pons ( def ) )

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Example Sentences

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Police were called to reports of concern for the welfare of two people in a property on Bryn Terrace, Cefn Cribwr in Bridgend, at 21:15 BST on 18 April.

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Ms Powell, from Bridgend, died in hospital on 5 November 2021, about a week after the incident.

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An unannounced inspection of HMP Parc in Bridgend in January found drugs were widely available, with deliveries to cell windows via drones.

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When Albi was born on 19 August 2023, doctors at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend knew that something was wrong when they saw that skin was missing from his right leg, left foot and hands.

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Albi's parents Erin Ward, 23, and Calum Blackman, 26, from Tondu in Bridgend, are hoping a cure can be found for their son, who lives in pain every day.

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bridgeman Bridge of Sighs

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