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welsh

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Synonyms: welch, walsh, wersh, wels, wesh, welsch

Antonyms: welch, walsh, wersh, wels, wesh, welsch

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

  1. {{sid|en|of or pertaining to Wales, a country within the UK}} Of or pertaining to [[Wales]]. {{defdate|from 11<sup>th</sup>c.}}
  2. {{sid|en|of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales}} Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. {{defdate|from 16<sup>th</sup>c.}}
  3. Designating [[plant]]s or [[animal]]s from or associated with Wales. {{defdate|from 17<sup>th</sup>c.}}
  4. {{sid|en|Indigenously British Celtic, historical sense}} {{lb|en|now|_|historical}} Indigenously [[British]]; pertaining to the [[Celtic]] peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the [[Roman]] occupation. {{defdate|from 5<sup>th</sup>c.}}

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|collectively|in the plural}} The people of [[Wales]]. {{defdate|from 11th c.}}
  2. A [[breed]] of [[pig]], kept mainly for [[bacon]].

Proper noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q9309}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} The Welsh [[language]]. {{defdate|from 10th c.}}
  2. {{surname|en|from=nicknames|English and Scottish}} for someone who was a [[Welshman]] or a [[Celt]].
  3. {{surname|en|Irish}}, a variant of {{l|en|Walsh}}.
  4. {{place|en|town|s/Louisiana|c/US|named for early landowner Henry Welsh}}.
  5. {{place|en|unincorporated community|s/Ohio|c/US|named for an early settler}}.

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