Menai Strait

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛnaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(men′ī)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Men′ai Strait′  (men′ī),USA pronunciation 
  1. Place Namesa strait between Anglesey Island and the mainland of NW Wales. 14 mi. (23 km) long.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Menai Strait / ˈmɛnaɪ/
  1. a channel of the Irish Sea between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of NW Wales: famous suspension bridge (1819–26) designed by Thomas Telford and tubular bridge (1846–50) by Robert Stephenson. Length: 24 km (15 miles). Width: up to 3 km (2 miles)
'Menai Strait' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anglesey - Bangor - Caernarfon - Caernarvon - Stephenson

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