Guelph

English

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Etymology

Italian guelfo, from Middle High German Welf, name of a Bavarian dynasty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɛlf/
  • (file)

Noun

Guelph (plural Guelphs)

  1. (historical) A member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the German emperors.

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Proper noun

Guelph

  1. A city in Ontario, Canada., which is the county seat of Wellington County.

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