Cornwall

English

Etymology

From Old English Cornwealas (inhabitants of Cornwall), from Celtic *karnos (horn) (compare horn) + Old English wealh (stranger, foreigner). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːnwɔːl/, /ˈkɔːnwəl/

Proper noun

Cornwall

  1. A maritime county of England, forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
  2. the country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England, consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly
  3. A town in Connecticut
  4. A town in New York
  5. A city in Ontario
  6. A borough in Pennsylvania
  7. A town in Prince Edward Island
  8. A town in Vermont

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