a former county in NE Wales, formed in 1974 from Flintshire, most of Denbighshire, and part of Merionethshire; replaced in 1996 by Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham county borough, and part of Conwy county borough
Clwyd in American English
(ˈkluɪd)
county in N Wales, on the Irish Sea: 938 sq mi (2,429 sq km); pop. 408,000