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Dyfed

(ˈdʌvɛd)
n
(Placename) a former county in SW Wales: created in 1974 from Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire, and Carmarthenshire; in 1996 it was replaced by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion
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Dy•fed

(ˈdʌv ɪd)

n.
a county in Wales. 343,200; 2227 sq. mi. (5767 sq. km).
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