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Cornwall

Syllables: Corn·wall/ˈkɔːn.wɔːl//ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/

Cornwall proper noun: a peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.

Proper noun

Cornwall

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

Cornwall meaning in Bengali and Thai

Cornwall in Bengali

কর্নত্তয়াল

Cornwall in Thai

county of England
คอร์นวอลล์ kɔɔn-wɔɔl

Origin of Cornwall

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.

Words formed from Cornwall

Questions about Cornwall

What does Cornwall mean?
Cornwall means a peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
What is Cornwall in Bengali?
Cornwall in Bengali is কর্নত্তয়াল. See Cornwall meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Cornwall?
Cornwall is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cornwall?
Cornwall is pronounced /ˈkɔːn.wɔːl/ (UK).

Words near Cornwall in the dictionary

  1. cornuto
  2. cornutoes
  3. cornutor
  4. cornutors
  5. cornutos
  6. Cornwall
  7. Cornwall Bridge
  8. Cornwall Island
  9. Cornwall stone
  10. Cornwallian
  11. Cornwallians

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Cornwall (page history and authors); cornwall (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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