Definition of Anglesey

1. Noun. An island to the northwest of Wales.

Exact synonyms: Anglesea, Anglesea Island, Anglesey Island, Mona
Group relationships: Cambria, Cymru, Wales
Generic synonyms: Island

Definition of Anglesey

1. Proper noun. An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anglesey

Angevins
Anghelescu's sign
Angheluta
Angie
Angika
Angiopteris evecta
Angiostrongylus costaricensis
Angiostrongylus malaysiensis
Angiostrongylus vasorum
Angkor Wat
Angle
Angles
Anglesea
Anglesea Island
Anglesey (current term)
Anglesey Island
Anglezarke
Anglia
Anglian
Anglians
Anglic
Anglican
Anglican Catholic
Anglican Church
Anglican Communion
Anglican Community
Anglicanism
Anglicanisms
Anglicans

Literary usage of Anglesey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"The interior (visitors ring at the entrance in the keep) contains fine carvings in oak, ebony, slate, and Anglesey marble ..."

2. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"4° A history of the Island of Anglesey, Wales, comprising a topographical ... The History of North of the several counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, Denbigh, ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"On Ancient Plateaux in Anglesey and Carnarvonshire. By E. GREENLY, FGS The surface of Anglesey, considered as a whole, is seen to be composed of a series of ..."

4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1908)
"He believed that the pair found in Anglesey and those met with in Cambridgeshire were the only examples of grain-crushers of this type that have been ..."

5. The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"THE FLEET OFF Anglesey. obeyed the Bretwalda Eadwine, Magnus was already CHAP. v. master of one; he now drew near to the other. We are He told that he sent ..."

6. The Tribal System in Wales: Being Part of an Inquiry Into the Structure and by Frederic Seebohm (1904)
"The Isle of Anglesey presents a convenient geographical area for the purpose, and the so-called Manor of Aberffraw, on the south coast of it, a remarkably ..."

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