English Explanatory Dictionary

Cornwall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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:
  7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  8. A township in Henry County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
  10. A town in Orange County, New York.
  11. A borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A town in Addison County, Vermont.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːn.wɔːl/ /ˈkɔːn.wəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cornwall.wav /ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/ /ˈkɔɹn.wɑl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Cornwall.wav

Word forms

Cornwall

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.

Related words

Cornish

Derived words

Cornell Cornwallian Cornwall Island cornwallite Devonwall

Translations

Asturian: Cornualles Breton: Kernev-Veur Catalan: Cornualla Chinese Mandarin: 康沃爾(郡) /康沃尔 Cornish: Kernow Dutch: Cornwall Esperanto: Kornvalo Finnish: Cornwall French: Cornouailles Old French: Cornuaille Old French: Cornewaille (ca. 1140, Geoffroy Gaimar) Galician: Cornualles German: Cornwall Greek: Κορνουάλη Ido: Kornwal Irish: Corn na Breataine Italian: Cornovaglia Korean: 콘월 Lao: ກອນວອລ Latin: Cornubia Middle English: Cornwayle Norman: Cornouaille Occitan: Cornoalha Old English: Cornwēalas Old Galician-Portuguese: Cornoalha Polish: Kornwalia Portuguese: Cornualha Russian: Корнуолл Scottish Gaelic: A' Chòrn Spanish: Cornualles Thai: คอร์นวอลล์ Northern Thai: ᨠᩬᨶᩅᩬᩃ Ukrainian: Корнуол Welsh: Cernyw Jamaican Creole: Kaanwal
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