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Cornwall
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English
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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cornwall
- A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
- 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.
- The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county.
- A city, the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A place in the United States:
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A township in Henry County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
- A town in Orange County, New York.
- A borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont.
- A rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A rural locality in Break O'Day council area, Tasmania, Australia.
- A surname.
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Translations
county of England
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historical county of Jamaica
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Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cornwall m inan (relational adjective cornwallský)
- Cornwall (a peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east)
Declension
Declension of Cornwall (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
Related terms
- kornský
- kornština f
Further reading
- “Cornwall”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cornwall n
- Cornwall (a peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east)
- Synonym: Cornwallis
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