Caernarfon

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Caernarfon

/kəˈnɑːvən/ UK
/kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/ US

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Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

proper noun

A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

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"Caernarfon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caernarfon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Caernarfon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caernarfon

Chicago

"Caernarfon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caernarfon.

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@misc{caernarfon_2026,
  title = {Caernarfon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caernarfon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}