Cornwallis

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English

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Cornwallis

  1. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.
  2. A placename:
    1. A neighbourhood of the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A coastal settlement west of Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand. [1]
    3. The Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, a rural municipality in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
    4. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
    5. Ellipsis of Cornwallis River.
    6. Ellipsis of Cornwallis Island.
    7. Ellipsis of Cornwallis Township.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Cornwallis.

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Cornwallis n

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