"Caerphilly" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kəɹˈfɪli/
Etymology: From Welsh Caerffili (literally “Ffili’s fort”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|Caerffili|lit=Ffili’s fort}} Welsh Caerffili (literally “Ffili’s fort”) Head templates: {{head|en|proper nouns}} Caerphilly
  1. A town in Caerphilly county borough, in the old county of Glamorgan, South Wales. Categories (place): Places in Caerphilly, Wales, Places in Wales, Towns in Caerphilly, Wales, Towns in Wales Translations (town): Caerffili [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Caerphilly-en-name-zBS-YmwS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'town': 100 0
  2. A county borough in Wales formed in 1996. Categories (place): Caerphilly, Wales, County boroughs of Wales, Places in Wales
    Sense id: en-Caerphilly-en-name-A6FYywYk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (county borough): Caerffili [feminine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'county borough': 50 50

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