Added 9 October 2026 wales /weɪlz/ noun Categories: PlacesEveryday Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wales at Wordnik → Where our words come from → One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria. Related Words: cymruwelshmanwelshscotlandchaiprincegallecolumnsedinburghcharleswilliswills Back to today's word