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Cornwall en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɔːn.wəl/ (UK)
  • /ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/ (US)
  • /ˈkɔːn.wɔːl/ (UK)
  • /ˈkɔɹn.wɑl/ (US, cot-caught-merger)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Cornwaile, Cornwayle, a modification of Cornwale (after Old French Cornuaille), from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *kornu (“horn”) + Old English wealh (“stranger, foreigner”). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul. Doublet of Cornouaille.

Meanings

  1. A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in 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, the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  6. A place in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  7. A place in the United States: ▸ A township in Henry County, Illinois.
  8. A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
  9. A place in the United States: ▸ A town in Orange County, New York.
  10. A place in the United States: ▸ A borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
  11. A place in the United States: ▸ A town in Addison County, Vermont.
  12. A rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.
  13. A rural locality in Break O'Day council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  14. A surname.

Deriveds

cornwallite · Devonwall · Cornwallian · West Cornwall · Cornwall stone · Cornwall Bridge · Cornell · Cornwall Island

Relateds

Cornish

Translations (37)

jam Kaanwal (historical county of Jamaica) · de Cornwall (county of England) · pt Cornualha (county of England) · roa-opt Cornoalha (county of England) · la Cornubia (county of England) · fro Cornewaille (ca. 1140, Geoffroy Gaimar) (county of England) · cy Cernyw (county of England) · gd A' Chòrn (county of England) · ko 콘월 (historical county of Jamaica) · ko 콘월 (county of England) · br Kernev-Veur (county of England) · el Κορνουάλη (county of England) · enm Cornwayle (county of England) · ast Cornualles (county of England) · oc Cornoalha (county of England) · nod ᨠᩬᨶᩅᩬᩃ (county of England) · uk Корнуол (county of England) · ang Cornwēalas (county of England) · nrf Cornouaille (county of England) · kw Kernow (county of England) · lo ກອນວອລ (county of England) · ru Корнуолл (county of England) · th คอร์นวอลล์ (county of England) · fi Cornwall (county of England) · gl Cornualles (county of England) · fr Cornouailles (county of England) · ca Cornualla (county of England) · fro Cornuaille (county of England) · nl Cornwall (county of England) · eo Kornvalo (county of England) · pl Kornwalia (county of England) · io Kornwal (county of England) · es Cornualles (county of England) · ga Corn na Breataine (county of England) · cmn 康沃爾(郡) /康沃尔 (county of England) · pl Cornwall (historical county of Jamaica) · it Cornovaglia (county of England)

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