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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_81314" /> ==
<p> One of three divisions of Great Britain; is 135 m. in length and from 37 to 95 m. in breadth, and bounded on the NW. and S. by the sea; it is divided into 12 counties, of which 6 form North [[Wales]] and 6 South Wales; is a mountainous country, intersected by beautiful valleys, which are traversed by a number of streams; it is largely agricultural; has mines of coal and iron, lead and copper, as well as large slate-quarries, which are extensively wrought; the Church of [[England]] is the church established, but the majority of the people are Nonconformists; it is represented in [[Parliament]] by 30 members; the natives are Celts, and the native language Celtic, which is still the language of a goodly number of the people. </p>
        
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<ref name="term_81314"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/wales Wales from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
        
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