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27 April 2015

What does Plaid Cymru mean?

And how do you pronounce Plaid Cymru?

By New Statesman

(Photo By Plaid Cymru means the "Party of Wales"Photo: Getty)

Plaid Cymru is a Welsh political party. It is a nationalist party that advocates an independent Wales.

Its name is the Welsh for “party of Wales” (Plaid = Party; Cymru = Wales). It is pronounced Plyed Kumree.

 

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