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单词 meibion glyndwr
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Meibion Glyndwrn.

Brit. /ˌmeɪbɪən ɡlɪnˈdʊə/, U.S. /ˌmeɪbiən ɡlɪnˈdʊ(ə)r/, Welsh English /ˌmeibɪɔn ɡlɪnˈduːr/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with a borrowing from Welsh. Etymons: Welsh meibion, proper name Glyndŵr.
Etymology: < Welsh meibion, plural of mab son (see Mac n.1) + the name of Owain Glyndŵr (?1359–1416), Welsh prince, known in English as Owen Glendower, who fought for Welsh independence from the English.The name Meibion Glyndŵr is attested in Welsh as the name of this group only from 1981 (although the expression occurs in other contexts from at least the late 19th cent.).
(The name of) a militant Welsh nationalist organization. Cf. Mebyon Kernow n., Mec Vannin n.
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1962 Times 24 Dec. 4/7 A letter, signed by Meibion Glyndwr (the sons of Glyndwr) has been sent to Birmingham Corporation saying that the bottles [of poison] have been buried as a protest against the..proposed reservoir..in the Clywedog valley.
1981 Western Mail 7 Feb. 1/3 A group calling themselves, Meibion Glyndwr, Sons of Glyndwr—have claimed responsibility for this week's arson attack on a..motor cruiser owned by an Englishman.
1988 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Mar. a4/3 Remarkably, no one has been seriously injured, and not much is known beyond the band's name, Meibion Glyndwr, the Sons of Glyndwr named after Owain Glyndwr, a 15th-century Welsh firebrand.
1990 P. Catterall Contemp. Brit. 459 1989 completed a decade since the arson attacks in Wales, largely attributed to Meibion Glyndwr, had first occurred.
1999 Independent (Electronic ed.) 2 Apr. 6 Meibion Glyndwr (‘Sons of Glendower’), the clandestine firebombers credited with attacking more than 200 holiday homes in the 1980s..were never caught.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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