Cornwall
English
Etymology
From Middle English cornwale, cornwaile, from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *karnos (“horn”) (compare horn) + Old English wealh (“stranger, foreigner”). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cornwall
- A maritime county of England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
- 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.
- The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county.
- A city in Ontario.
- A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A town in Connecticut.
- A town in Orange County, New York.
- A borough in Pennsylvania.
- A town in Vermont.
- A surname.
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Translations
county of England
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historical county of Jamaica
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkorn̩vol]
- IPA(key): [ˈkorn̩voːl] (rare)
- Hyphenation: Corn‧wall
Proper noun
Cornwall m inan (related adjective cornwallský)
- Cornwall (a duchy and county of England, United Kingdom)
Declension
Related terms
- kornský
- kornština f
Further reading
- Cornwall in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔrn.ʋɑl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Corn‧wall
Proper noun
Cornwall n
- Cornwall (a duchy and county of England, United Kingdom).
- Synonym: Cornwallis
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