Cardiff

== English == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd. === Pronunciation === (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdɪf/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːdɪf/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾdɪf/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹdɪf/ === Proper noun === Cardiff A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales. (metonymic) The Welsh government. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. A community in the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada. A small rural settlement in the region of Taranaki, New Zealand. A place in the United States: A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama. Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland. An unincorporated community in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York. A ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN == Estonian == === Proper noun === Cardiff Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Cardife Cardívio (rare) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Cardiff. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Cardiff ? Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales) === See also === País de Gales