.cymru

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.cymru
DNSSEC
Yes
Registry websiteNominet: Cymru - Wales and Our Home Online (Domain for Wales)

.cymru is one of two

geographic top level domains (GeoTLD) for Wales (the other being .wales). The word Cymru
means Wales in Welsh.

Proposal and use

The TLD was proposed by the

culture.[3][4] (.cym was ultimately assigned to the Cayman Islands.[5]
)

In June 2014, final go-ahead for the domains was granted by ICANN, and a phased launch of the new domains began.[6][7] Initially, the new domains were available to trademark holders, with full availability originally planned for the spring of 2015.

On 30 September 2014, the

St David's Day 2015.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welsh government switches its internet address to .cymru and .wales". ourhomeonline.org.uk.
  2. ^ "About us". ourhomeonline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  3. ^ "dotCYM- Campaigning for a Welsh cultural and linguistic domain". dotcym.org. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  4. ^ "Cymru and the Haka" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Siôn Jobbins, Click on Wales, 27 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Wales loses to Cayman Islands in battle for .cym domain". BBC. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  6. ^ "How .cymru and .wales will work - rules and processes published today". nominet.org.uk.
  7. ^ "Get Your Domain". ourhomeonline.org.uk.
  8. ^ "First .cymru and .wales websites go live in digital milestone for Wales". Nominet. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  9. ^ "New domain names set to 'sell' Wales to the world". BBC News. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

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