dinas
Dinas is a term with several distinct uses in different languages and contexts. In Welsh, dinas means fortress or fortified place and is a common element in place names across Wales. As a toponym component it often signals a hillfort or defended enclosure and is associated with both historical sites and local legends. Notable examples include Dinas Emrys, a legendary fortress near Beddgelert tied to Arthurian lore; Dinas Dinlle, an Iron Age hillfort near Caernarfon; and Dinas Powys, a village in the Vale of Glamorgan whose name preserves the dinas element.
In Indonesia and Malaysia, dinas is a government term meaning a department or agency within civil administration.
The meaning of dinas therefore varies by language and region. In Welsh geography, it is typically linked