Cardiff
Cardiff — noun
1. Wales' capital city, in the southern part of the UK beside the Bristol Channel.
Wales' capital city, in the southern part of the UK beside the Bristol Channel. It also has principal-area status, with an elected council that runs local public services.
Cardiff is the capital of Wales, where the Welsh Parliament meets.
proper noun: used without 'the'
Ravindra took the early train from London to Cardiff for the Six Nations match.
place name: Principality Stadium is Cardiff's national rugby venue
Cardiff Castle sits in the city centre and draws visitors from around the world.
Jisoo visited Cardiff University's campus in Cathays Park before applying to study architecture there.
The Cardiff City football team, the Bluebirds, plays home matches beside the River Taff.
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Cardiff is a proper noun and is typically used without the definite article 'the', except in descriptive phrases such as 'the city of Cardiff' or 'the Cardiff area'.
2. one of the principal areas of Wales, covering about 140 square kilometres in the
one of the principal areas of Wales, covering about 140 square kilometres in the south of the country, with its own elected council responsible for local services.
Council tax in the Cardiff principal area funds rubbish collection and school maintenance.
used to refer to the local government entity, not the urban area; collocation: Cardiff principal area
Voters in the Cardiff area choose local councillors every five years at polling stations.
Residents check the Cardiff Council website for their recycling collection schedule.
The Jabari family needed Cardiff Council permission to add a bedroom.
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This sense refers to the local-government entity (the principal area) rather than the urban city. Official documents and government contexts most commonly use this meaning, often in phrases like 'Cardiff Council' or 'the Cardiff principal area'.
3. a city and seaport on the Bristol Channel in south Wales which has served as a m
a city and seaport on the Bristol Channel in south Wales which has served as a major hub for shipping, especially during the coal-export era of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Cardiff was once one of the world's busiest coal-exporting ports on the Bristol Channel.
historical context: coal-exporting port on the Bristol Channel
Cardiff Bay, once a busy coal dock, now has the Senedd building and a modern waterfront.
place: Cardiff Bay; Senedd = Welsh Parliament building
Ships carrying iron and steel once left Cardiff harbour for destinations around the world.
Tourists walk along Cardiff Bay, where old warehouses now house museums and galleries.
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This sense emphasises Cardiff's geographic and economic role as a port city. It appears most often in historical or geographical writing about the city's harbour, docks, and maritime trade.