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Cornishperson

Cornishperson noun: a person from Cornwall.

Noun

Cornishperson (plural Cornishpeople or Cornishpersons)

  1. A person from Cornwall.
    • A London evening paper, The Glowworm, generally well informed on political and some other matters, has come out this week with some “exclusive information” concerning Cornish mines and miners. “There is,” says our contemporary, “fearful distress in Cornwall,” and—nothing like going from home for...1867 October 10, “[County Events.] The Mines and Miners of Cornwall.”, in The Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet, and General Advertiser, number 3352, Truro, Cornwall, page 5, column 1
    • Pointing out that it is difficult to arbitrarily class the Members of Parliament, the writer asks where shall Mr. Fletcher Moulton be placed? This distinguished lawyer—who is probably destined to be in the next Liberal Cabinet—the representative of the Launceston Division, is thus the parliamentary...1905 January 5, “[Cornish Men and Cornish Matters.] A Cornish Agrarian Politician.”, in West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser, volume XCV, number 4,930, Truro, Cornwall, page 4, column 5

Examples of Cornishperson in a sentence

  • Rowse, at the age of 90+, is not only the greatest living Cornishperson but also the most credible and dogmatic authority on all aspects of Elizabethan history and drama.1995, UNIX Review, volume 13, San Franciso, Calif.: Miller Freeman, Inc., →ISSN, page 96, column 3:
  • On the map, the south-west looks reasonably discrete, but even there, Cornishpersons want as little to do with Devonians as possible.2002 March 11, David Cox, “Blair counts the counties out”, in New Statesman, volume 131, London, →ISSN, archived from the original on 27...

Forms of Cornishperson

pluralCornishpeople
pluralCornishpersons

Origin of Cornishperson

From Cornish + -person.

Questions about Cornishperson

What does Cornishperson mean?
Cornishperson means a person from Cornwall.
How do you use Cornishperson in a sentence?
Rowse, at the age of 90+, is not only the greatest living Cornishperson but also the most credible and dogmatic authority on all aspects of Elizabethan history and drama.
What part of speech is Cornishperson?
Cornishperson is a noun.
What is the plural of Cornishperson?
The plural of Cornishperson is Cornishpeople.

Words near Cornishperson in the dictionary

  1. cornishes
  2. Cornishman
  3. Cornishmen
  4. Cornishness
  5. Cornishpeople
  6. Cornishperson
  7. Cornishpersons
  8. Cornishtown
  9. Cornishwoman
  10. Cornishwomen
  11. cornist

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