Cornish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.
  2. Native to Cornwall.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Cornish language.
noun
  1. The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.
name
  1. The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in York County, Maine.
  5. A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
  6. A township in Sibley County, Minnesota.
  7. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
  8. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma.
  9. A town in Cache County, Utah, at the border with Idaho.
  10. A habitational surname from Old English [in turn originating as an ethnonym], referring to someone from Cornwall.
noun
  1. One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards.
  2. Alternative form of cornice.
adj
  1. cornlike; resembling corn

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːnɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cornish.wav /ˈkɔːɹnɪʃ/

Word forms

Cornish cornishes

Etymology

From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek.

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