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The Welsh (Welsh: Cymry) are an ethnic group and nation native to Wales who share a common ancestry, history and culture. [10] Wales is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. The majority of people living in Wales are British citizens. [11] In Wales, the Welsh language (Welsh: Cymraeg) is protected by law. [12]
This is a list of Welsh people (Welsh: rhestr Cymry); an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales.. Historian John Davies argues that the origin of the Welsh nation can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic or other Celtic languages seem to have been spoken in Wales since much earlier.
In 2011, 2.9 million (97%) of residents age three and over spoke English or Welsh. In a further 18,000 households, at least one adult spoke English or Welsh. In 22,000 households, no resident spoke either language. There were 562,000 (19%) residents over age three proficient in at least speaking the Welsh language.
Wales (Welsh: Cymru ⓘ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west.
This category comprises the user pages and subcategories of citizens or natives of Wales. Place any of the following lines of Wikitext on your user page to include it in this category: Wikitext
In the early 20th century, Welsh politicians such as David Lloyd George (prime minister from 1916 to 1922), and later Aneurin Bevan (architect of the NHS) rose to UK-wide prominence. The powerlessness of Welsh politicians in influencing their own affairs, due to the English numerical superiority in Parliament, was highlighted in the mid-20th ...
Classification: People: By nationality: British: Welsh also: Countries : United Kingdom : Wales : People Not all of the categories for British people have been subdivided and there are many more articles about Welsh people in Category:British people .
The Welsh Wikipedia (Welsh: Wicipedia Cymraeg) is the Welsh-language edition of Wikipedia. This edition was started in July 2003. This edition was started in July 2003. On 23 June 2007, it reached 10,000 articles, the 66th Wikipedia to do so.