cardiff

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Definition of cardiff in English English dictionary: The capital city of Wales; The town itself was established with the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century. Its population was small into the early 19th century, but by the early 20th century Cardiff had become the largest coal-exporting port in the world. The coal trade ceased in the 1960s, but Cardiff remains the largest city and the principal commercial centre of Wales; the capital and main port of Wales. City and county (pop., 2001: 305,340), capital of Wales. It is located on the Bristol Channel in southeastern Wales. The Romans built a fort there AD; {i} capital city of Wales; the capital and largest city of Wales
Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff: born March 27, 1912, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. British politician. A trade union official, he entered the House of Commons as a Labour Party member in 1945. He served in Labour governments as chancellor of the Exchequer (1964-67), home secretary (1967-70), and foreign secretary (1974-76) before becoming prime minister (1976-79). A moderate within his party, he tried to stem the vociferous demands of the trade unions. After a series of paralyzing labour strikes in 1978-79 (the so-called "Winter of Discontent"), his government was brought down by a parliamentary vote of no confidence. He was created a life peer in the House of Lords in 1987

cardiff

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Car·diff

kärdîf

/ˈkärdəf/ /ˈkɑːrdɪf/

() From Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff

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