Devon

See also: devon

English

Pronunciation

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

Usage notes

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

Proper noun

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 transferred 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 transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.

Synonyms

• (county): Devonshire

Derived terms

Terms derived from Devon

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

Translations

English county

• Arabic: دْيْفْوْن (dyfwn)
• Cornish: Dewnens
• Danish: Devon
• Latin: Devōnia f (Medieval Latin)
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• Portuguese: Devon m
• Russian: Девон (ru) m (Devon)
• Ukrainian: Девон m (Devon)
• Welsh: Dyfnaint

Noun

Devon (plural Devons)

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

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈvoːn/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

1. Devon
2. the Devonian

See also

• Silur
• Karbon
• Paläozoikum

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Devon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.võ/

Proper noun

Devon m

1. Devon (a county of England)