Devon

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛv.ən/, /ˈdiː.vən/
• Rhymes: -ɛvən, -iːvən

The former pronunciation should be used for all except the river; the latter pronunciation should be used for the river only.

Devon

1. A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
2. Any of a number of places in US and Canada.
3. A river in Nottinghamshire, England, tributary to the Trent.
4. An English earldom.
5. A male given name derived from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
   • 2013 Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies, Pan Books →ISBN, page 59:

     "Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the corner of the picture. "Devil?"

     "I named him Devon James Jordan, but my oldest―my girl Sheena―she had trouble saying Devon and it came out Devil, and that stuck […] "

6. A female given name of modern American usage, derived from the place name.

• (county): Devonshire

• Devonian
• Devonwall
• East Devon
• Mid Devon
• North Devon

Devon (plural Devons)

1. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

• IPA^(key): /deˈvoːn/

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Devon n (genitive Devons)

1. Devon
2. the Devonian

• Silur
• Karbon
• Paläozoikum

Borrowed from English Devon.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.võ/

Devon m

1. Devon (a county of England)