Cwm
Cwm noun - A steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake.
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Valley
Valley noun - An area of lowland between hills or mountains.
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- It's made its way into English as 'combe' (steep, narrow valleys with no waterways) and as the word 'cwm' to describe a cirque (a rounded glacial valley that the Scots call a 'corrie').
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A Welsh-language opera sebon produced and broadcast by The BBC, Pobol y Cwm ("People of the Valley") takes place in the fictional village of Cwmderi, in southwest Wales.Most episodes center on the small businesses and houses surrounding the village pub, Y Deri, and local farm Penrhewl.
Source: Series / Pobol y Cwm
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