gwladfa

== Welsh == === Etymology === From gwlad (“country”) +‎ -fa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwladva/ === Noun === gwladfa f (plural gwladfeydd) a colony (a settlement or governmental unit) Synonym: trefedigaeth ==== Derived terms ==== gwladfäwr (“colonist”) y Wladfa (“the Welsh settlement in Patagonia”) ==== See also ==== cytref (“colony (in biology or chemistry)”) nythfa (“colony (of birds or insects)”) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwladfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies