Cornwall
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkɔːn.wɔːl//
- United Kingdom//ˈkɔːn.wəl//
- United States//ˈkɔɹn.wɔl//
- United States//ˈkɔɹn.wɑl//
A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
proper noun
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A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
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The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly.
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The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county.
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A city, the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
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A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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A place in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
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A place in the United States: A township in Henry County, Illinois.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
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A place in the United States: A town in Orange County, New York.
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A place in the United States: A borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
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A place in the United States: A town in Addison County, Vermont.
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A rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.
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A rural locality in Break O'Day council area, Tasmania, Australia.
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A surname.
Etymology
From Middle English Cornwaile, Cornwayle, a modification of Cornwale (after Old French Cornuaille), from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *kornu (“horn”) + Old English wealh (“stranger, foreigner”). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul. Doublet of Cornouaille.
Cornwall · A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
corny · Boring and unoriginal.coronary · Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard…coronation · An act of investing with a crown; a crowning.