Caer

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Welsh-derived toponym historical place name

Caer is an old Welsh-derived name historically used for the city now known as Chester in northwest England.

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Statements (20)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Welsh-derived toponym ⓘ
historical place name ⓘ
associatedWith Celtic toponyms ⓘ
countryOfThePlaceNamed England NERFINISHED ⓘ
derivesFrom Common Brittonic *kagro- / *kagro- (fort, stronghold) ⓘ
etymologicalRelation Brythonic languages ⓘ
hasModernEquivalent Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor city of Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Welsh ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Northwest England NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
nameType city name ⓘ
refersTo Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfThePlaceNamed North West England NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedToponymElement Welsh place-name element "caer" meaning "fort" or "castle" ⓘ
semanticField fortified place ⓘ
toponymCategory exonym in English historical usage ⓘ
usedBefore the widespread adoption of the English name Chester ⓘ
usedIn historical context ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chester, United Kingdom → hasHistoricalName → Caer ⓘ
subject surface form: Chester