Welsh Marches

English

Alternative forms

the Marches

Etymology

From French marche (“frontier area, border lands”), English mearc (“boundary”).

Noun

Welsh Marches (plural the Welsh Marches)

The lands in the vicinity of the Welsh-English border.

Related terms

Marcher lord

Translations

The Welsh-English border area

Latin: Marchia Walliae
Welsh: ^{(please verify)} Y Mers

Further reading

Welsh Marches on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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