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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).
2. 2
   A geological epoch within the Silurian period from about 443 to 428 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the trilobites.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Welsh Llanymddyfri (literally “church near the waters”).

Etymology 2

From the rock formation named after the nearby town.

Related phrases

market town

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