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Old 04-06-2009, 12:20 PM
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Re: translation

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Originally Posted by The Woodman View Post
I was always under the impression that the Welsh for Wales was Cymru, as seen on the roadsigns - Croeso y Cymru - Welcome to Wales. (I hope that Welsh bit is spelt correctly!)
It does - gwlad means country , countryside, or occasionally homeland depending on the context
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