Cornwall

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Middle English Cornwale, Cornwaile, from Old English Cornwēalas (Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall), from Proto-Celtic *karnos (horn) + Old English wealh (stranger, foreigner). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul.

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Proper noun

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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 belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly.
  3. The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county.
  4. A city in Ontario.
  5. A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  6. A town in Connecticut.
  7. A town in Orange County, New York.
  8. A borough in Pennsylvania.
  9. A town in Vermont.
  10. A surname.

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Cornwall.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkorn̩vol]
  • IPA(key): [ˈkorn̩voːl] (rare)
  • Hyphenation: Corn‧wall

Proper noun

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Cornwall m inan (related adjective cornwallský)

  1. Cornwall (a duchy and county of England, United Kingdom)

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Further reading

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  • Cornwall”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Cornwall.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrn.ʋɑl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Corn‧wall

Proper noun

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Cornwall n

  1. Cornwall (a duchy and county of England, United Kingdom)
    Synonym: Cornwallis
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