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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru 7 BrE [ˌplaɪd ˈkʌmriː] NAmE [ˌplaɪd ˈkʌmriː] noun uncountable + singular or plural verb (WelshE)
a Welsh political party that wants Wales to be an independent state
Word Origin:
[Plaid Cymru] Welsh, party of Wales.
Culture:
Plaid Cymru was started in 1925. It carries out campaigns to preserve the individual culture of Wales and the ↑Welsh language. One of its campaigns led to the creation of the television station ↑S4C, which broadcasts programmes in Welsh. In 1966, a Plaid Cymru candidate was elected as a ↑Member of Parliament for the first time. Since 2003 the party has had 12 members in the ↑Welsh Assembly and has formed the main opposition party in the Assembly.
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