"Gwent" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡwɛnt/
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh Gwent, from Old Welsh Guent, from Latin Venta Silurum, a Roman colony in Britannia. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cy|Gwent}} Borrowed from Welsh Gwent, {{der|en|owl|Guent}} Old Welsh Guent, {{der|en|la|Venta Silurum}} Latin Venta Silurum Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gwent
  1. A historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country. Categories (place): Historical polities, Places in Wales
    Sense id: en-Gwent-en-name-8l2cd6JS
  2. A former county of South Wales, renamed in 1974 from Monmouthshire. Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Places in Wales, Counties of Wales
    Sense id: en-Gwent-en-name-KvNCMaa9 Disambiguation of Counties of Wales: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Blaenau Gwent
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