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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country.
2. 2
   A former county of South Wales, renamed in 1974 from Monmouthshire.

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Gwent, from Old Welsh Guent, from Latin Venta Silurum, a Roman colony in Britannia.

Related phrases

Blaenau Gwentsouth wales

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