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Definition: Cardiff from Philip's Encyclopedia

(Caerdydd) Capital of Wales and port on the River Severn estuary at the mouth of the rivers Taff, Rhymney and Ely, S Glamorgan. The construction of docks in 1839 led to the rapid growth of the city, and, until the early 20th century, it was a major coal exporting centre. It is the seat of the Welsh National Assembly and the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (1893). The Millennium Stadium hosted the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Industries: steel manufacturing, engineering, chemicals, food processing. Pop. (2001) 305,340.

Cardiff

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Seaport, capital of Wales (from 1955), and administrative centre of Cardiff unitary authority, situated at the mouth of the Taff , Rhymney , and Ely rivers; population (2001) 305,400. It is the seat of government for the National Assembly for Wales , which was established in 1998 following the Government of Wales Act passed by the British parliament. Industries are predominantly in the service sector, with 82% of the workforce employed in services, the largest of which are education, business services, health, and consumer services. Manufacturing has declined in importance, although electronics and motor components remain important industries. History The city dates from Roman times, the later town being built around a Norman castle. The castle was the residence of the earls and marquises of Bute from the 18th century and was given to the city in 1947 by the fifth marquis. Coal was exported until the 1920s. As the coal industry declined, iron and steel exports continued to grow, and an…
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From Brewer's Britain and Ireland
‘fort on the River Taff, caer ( see the CAHER ) + river name Taff meaning ‘dark’ or simply ‘river’. The capital of WALES and seat of the Welsh Assembly. Its Welsh name is Caerdydd. It is situated at the mouths of the rivers TAFF , RHYMNEY and ELY 2 where they flow into the Bristol Channel, 40 km (25…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kär'dĭf), Welsh Caerdydd , city and county (1998 est. pop. 320,900), S Wales, on the Taff River near its mouth on the Bristol Channel. Cardiff is the capital of Wales and an important port. Until the early 20th cent. it was one of the greatest coal-shipping ports in the world. Modern industries…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Seaport, capital of Wales (from 1955), and administrative centre of Cardiff unitary authority, situated at the mouth of the Taff , Rhymney , and Ely rivers; population (2001) 305,400. It is the seat of government for the National Assembly for Wales , which was established in 1998 following the…
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From The Oxford Companion to British History
The capital of Wales located at the mouth of the river Taff. Cardiff was the site of a Roman fort constructed in ad 76, controlling the crossing of the Taff. But little is clear as to its post-Roman history. During the Dark Ages the Celtic St *Teilo founded his church at Llandaff to the north and…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
English director of photography. He is considered one of cinema's finest colour-camera operators for his work on such films as A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947, Academy Award), and The Red Shoes (1948) (all for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger), as well as The African…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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 c. ad 75. 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…
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Cardiff Castle
Architect: William Burges Completed: 1881 (begun 1868) Location: Cardiff, Wales Style/Period: Gothic Revival Although there has been a fortification on the site where Cardiff Castle stands since Roman times, only traces of that structure survive. Far more visible, however, are the Norman keep and…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
or Welsh Caer•dydd \ˈkīr-ˌdi\. Locality, Onondaga co., New York, S of Syracuse; the “Cardiff giant” reported found nearby 1869 was a rude figure of a man 10.5 ft. (3 m.) high, carved out of gypsum obtained at Fort Dodge, Iowa, exhibited for a time as a “petrified man.” or Welsh Caer•dydd…
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The decision to establish the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (as it was known initially) at Cardiff was not unexpected, although it created much bitterness in Swansea . The college opened its doors to its first 144 students in 1883. Its original home, the one-time infirmary in…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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