21 towns and places with Welsh names that aren t actually in the UK
Settlements on most of the world s continents have names that originated in Wales
10:57, 17 MAY 2021
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Legend has it that a Welsh-speaking Indian tribe in North America were descendents of emigrants who reached the continent in the 12th century, more than 300 years before Christopher Columbus.
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