an urban area in S Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough on two branches of the Rhondda Valley: the area developed into a major coal-mining centre after 1807: the last coal mine closed in 1990. Pop (Rhondda ward): 4690 (2001)
Rhondda in American English
(ˈrɑnθə; ˈhrɑnθə; ˈrɑndə)
city in Mid Glamorgan, SE Wales: district pop. 76,000