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| '''Wales''' is a country that is part of the [[United Kingdom]]. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. | '''Wales''' is a country that is part of the [[United Kingdom]]. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. | ||
| ==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
| - | Though a part of the [[United Kingdom]] since [[1282]] and in close proximity to [[England]], the [[nation]] of [[Wales]] has managed to preserve its own distinctive [[culture]], including its [[Welsh_language|language]], [[holiday]]s and [[music]]. | + | Wales has a distinctive culture including its own language, customs, holidays and music. There are four [[List of World Heritage Sites in Wales|UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Wales]]: [[Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd|The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward I in Gwynedd]]; [[Pontcysyllte Aqueduct]] and Canal; the [[Blaenavon Industrial Landscape]]; and [[The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales]]. |
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| - | Wales is primarily represented by the [[Welsh Dragon]], but other [[national emblem]]s include the [[leek (vegetable)|leek]] and [[daffodil]]. The [[Welsh language|Welsh]] words for leeks (''cennin'') and daffodils (''cennin Pedr'', lit. "(Saint) Peter's Leeks") are closely related and it is likely that one of the symbols came to be used due to a misunderstanding for the other one, though it is less clear which came first. | + | |
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Welsh literature]] | + | *[[Brimmon Oak]] |
| - | *[[Eisteddfod]] | + | |
| - | *[[Welsh costume]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of Welsh people]] | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[100 Welsh Heroes]] | + | |
| - | *[[Canadians of Welsh descent]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of people by nationality]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of Welsh Americans]] | + | |
| - | *[[Welsh American]] | + | |
| - | *[[Welsh Australian]] | + | |
| - | *[[Welsh Chilean]] | + | |
| - | *[[Welsh Italians]] | + | |
| - | *[[Welsh peers and baronets]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Y Wladfa]]'' | + | |
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Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west.
Culture
Wales has a distinctive culture including its own language, customs, holidays and music. There are four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Wales: The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward I in Gwynedd; Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal; the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape; and The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales.
See also
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