Aberystwyth

From the Welsh aber (“mouth”) + Ystwyth (“Ystwyth”).

• (US, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.əˈɹɪst.wɪθ/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌab.ɛɹˈəst.wɪθ/

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Aberystwyth

2. A coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881). ^[1]

   Synonym: Aber (colloquial)

   • 2025 September 23, Tom Lamont, “The human stain remover: what Britain’s greatest extreme cleaner learned from 25 years on the job”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 September 2025:

     In his 20s he was a freelance window cleaner, 50p a pane, when one of his clients – a lady in Aberystwyth – asked if he would clear out a vacated property she managed.

From aber (“river mouth”) +‎ Ystwyth (river name).

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /abɛˈrəsdwɨ̞θ/, [abɛˈrəstwɨ̞θ]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /abɛˈrəsdʊi̯θ/, [abɛˈrəstʊi̯θ]; /abɛˈrəsdwɪθ/, [abɛˈrəstwɪθ]

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• Rhymes: -əsdʊɨ̯θ

Aberystwyth f

1. Aberystwyth (a coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881))