Phrase guide

Prince of Wales

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A royal title given to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the male heir apparent of the British sovereign

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prince

Narrower terms: Charles, Prince Charles, Edward, Black Prince

History

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَمِير وِيلْز (ʔamīr wīlz) — royal title
  • Armenian: Ուելսի արքայազն (Uelsi arkʻayazn) — royal title
  • Basque: Galesko printze — royal title
  • Belarusian: прынц Уэльскі (prync Uelʹski) — royal title
  • Bengali: ওয়েলসের শাহজাদা (ẇelśer śahzada) — royal title
  • Bulgarian: принц на Уелс (princ na Uels) — royal title
  • Catalan: príncep de Gal·les — royal title
  • Chinese Mandarin: 威爾士親王 /威尔士亲王 (Wēi'ěrshì qīnwáng) — royal title
  • Czech: princ z Walesu — royal title
  • Danish: prins af Wales — royal title
  • Dutch: prins van Wales — royal title
  • Esperanto: princo de Kimrujo — royal title
  • Estonian: Walesi prints — royal title
  • Finnish: Walesin prinssi — royal title
  • French: prince de Galles — royal title
  • Galician: príncipe de Gales — royal title
  • Georgian: უელსის პრინცი (uelsis ṗrinci) — royal title
  • German: Prince of Wales — royal title
  • Greek: Πρίγκιπας της Ουαλίας (Prígkipas tis Oualías) — royal title
  • Hawaiian: keiki aliʻi o Wale — royal title
  • Hebrew: נסיך ויילס — royal title
  • Hungarian: Wales hercege — royal title
  • Icelandic: prinsinn af Wales — royal title
  • Indonesian: pangeran Wales — royal title
  • Irish: Prionsa na Breataine Bige — royal title
  • Italian: principe del Galles — royal title
  • Japanese: プリンス・オブ・ウェールズ (purinsu obu u'ēruzu) — royal title
  • Japanese: ウェールズ公 (u'ēruzu-kō) — royal title
  • Korean: 웨일스 공 (weilseu gong) — royal title
  • Latvian: Velsas princis — royal title
  • Lithuanian: Velso princas — royal title
  • Malay: putera Wales — royal title
  • Norwegian Bokmål: prins av Wales — royal title
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: prins av Wales — royal title
  • Persian: شاهزاده ولز (šâhzâde veylz) — royal title
  • Polish: książę Walii — royal title
  • Portuguese: príncipe de Gales — royal title
  • Romanian: Prinț de Wales — royal title
  • Russian: принц Уэ́льский (princ Uélʹskij) — royal title
  • Russian: принц Валли́йский (princ Vallíjskij) — royal title
  • Scottish Gaelic: Prionnsa na Cuimrigh — royal title
  • Serbo-Croatian: принц од Велса — royal title
  • Serbo-Croatian: princ od Velsa — royal title
  • Slovak: princ z Walesu — royal title
  • Slovene: valižanski princ — royal title
  • Spanish: príncipe de Gales — royal title
  • Swedish: prins av Wales — royal title
  • Thai: เจ้าชายแห่งเวลส์ (jâo-chaai-hɛ̀ng-weel) — royal title
  • Turkish: Galler Prensi — royal title
  • Ukrainian: принц Вельський (prync Velʹsʹkyj) — royal title
  • Ukrainian: принц Валлійський (prync Vallijsʹkyj) — royal title
  • Welsh: Tywysog Cymru — royal title
  • Yiddish: ענגלישער קרוינפּרינץ (englisher kroynprints) — royal title