Powys
Americannoun
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John Cowper, 1872–1963, English author.
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his brother Llewelyn, 1884–1939, English author.
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his brother Theodore Francis, 1875–1953, English author.
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a county in E Wales. 1,960 sq. mi. (5,077 sq. km).
noun
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John Cowper (ˈkuːpə). 1872–1963, British novelist, essayist, and poet, who spent much of his life in the US His novels include Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), and Owen Glendower (1940)
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his brother, Llewelyn. 1884–1939, British essayist and journalist
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his brother, T ( heodore ) F ( rancis ). 1875–1953, British novelist and short-story writer, noted for such religious fables as Mr Weston's Good Wine (1927) and Unclay (1931)
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Example Sentences
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The royal couple paid a visit earlier this week to Powys, where they greeted cheering crowds holding bunches of daffodils, the national flower of Wales.
From BBC
The Prince and Princess of Wales have visited Powys to celebrate community ahead of St David's Day on Sunday.
From BBC
April was playing on her pink bicycle with friends near her home in the quiet Welsh town of Machynlleth, Powys, when she was taken on 1 October 2012.
From BBC
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said crews responded to a crash involving a car which rolled down an embankment in Pengenffordd, Powys, at 19:45 GMT on 31 January.
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The storm also led to around 545 homes across Wales being without power at 06:50 GMT, according to the National Grid and many more in north and mid Wales, especially in Powys.
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