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devon

/ˈdɛvən/

devon noun: a type of processed meat sausage.

Noun (1)

devon (plural devons)

  1. (Australia, Eastern) A type of processed meat sausage.
    • Initial suspicions pointed at both food and water, narrowing down after a while to fritz (devon, as it is known in some states), a popular, bland, processed meat.1995, The Bulletin, numbers 5953-5959, page 23
    • Elsewhere the Roy Slaven signature range of smallgoods – marketed with the shout-out line, ‘Roy: still doing things with meat butchers only dream of!’ − has captured the imagination of an increasingly time-poor community looking for top-shelf short cuts in cuisine solutions. When I last looked, Roy...2008, H. G. Nelson, Sprays: A Collection of Verbal Touch-Ups, page 216
    Synonyms:
    fritz

Proper noun capitalized: Devon

IPA/ˈdɛv.ən/

Devon (countable and uncountable, plural Devons)

  1. A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
  2. A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
  3. A river in Clackmannanshire council area and Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, a tributary of the Forth.
  4. A town in Leduc County, Alberta.
  5. A small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  6. A former town in New Brunswick, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
  7. A village and neighborhood of the city of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
  8. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
  9. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bourbon County, Kansas.
  10. A census-designated place in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  11. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  12. A settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.
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  1. An English earldom.
  2. A male given name
    • "Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the corner of the picture. "Devil?"
      "I named him Devon James Jordan, but my oldest―my girl Sheena―she had trouble saying Devon and it came out Devil, and that stuck […]"2013, Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 59
    • Devon Dunham of Hardeeville was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 77-year-old Ernest Stevens after a two-day trial May 25-27, the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office said.2021 June 4, Shellie Murdaugh, “Man found not guilty of former Hardeeville fire chief's murder”, in Bluffton Today, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2021
  3. A male given name transferred from the place name
  4. A male given name, variant of Devin
  5. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.
    • ETHAN: She's good and sweet and let me tell you somethng I've learned about myself, Dor— Darb? — Derf? — / DEVON: Devon. Just like Kevin. / ETHAN: Devon. Devon. Kevin, Devon, Kevin. Let me tell you something I've learned about myself...Devon.2014, Molly Smith Metzler, Elemeno Pea, →ISBN, page 61
    • According to the attorney general’s office, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested. She has worked for the office for about seven years and is currently assigned to the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division.2025 August 15, Jusolyn Flower, “Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport”, in WPRI, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025
  6. A surname.

Noun (2) capitalized: Devon

IPA/ˈdɛv.ən/

Devon (plural Devons)

  1. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

devon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

devon in Hindi

देवोन, डेवोन, डेवन

devon in Tamil

கம்பளி மேல்அங்கி

devon in Marathi

डेव्होन, डेव्हॉन, देवोन

devon in Urdu

ڈیوون, دیوون
More languagesFewer languages
devon in Bengali
ডেভন, দেভন
devon in Telugu
డెవాన్
devon in Malayalam
ഡെവോൺ, ഡിവോൺ
devon in Kannada
ಡೆವೊನ್
devon in Punjabi
ਡੇਵੋਨ, ਦੇਵੋਨ, ਡੇਵਨ
devon in Gujarati
દેવોન, ડેવોન, ડેવન
devon in Odia
ଡେଭନ୍, ଡେଭୋନ, ଡେଭନ
devon in Nepali
डेभन, देवोन, डेभोन

Examples of devon in a sentence

  • When I last looked, Roy had personally signed nearly 5.9 million salamis, chorizos and devon logs this year.2008, H. G. Nelson, Sprays: A Collection of Verbal Touch-Ups, page 216:
  • No devon or pastrami, though, just plenty of bratwurst:[…].2009, Helen Greenwood, John Newton, Sydney 2010: More Than 450 Butchers, Bakers, Food Stores and Chocolate Makers, unnumbered page:

Synonyms of devon

Forms of devon

Noun
pluraldevons
pluralDevons
Proper noun
pluralDevons

Plural of devon: devons

Origin of devon

From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.

Words formed from devon

Phrases with devon

Words that rhyme with devon

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about devon

What does devon mean?
Devon means a type of processed meat sausage.
What is devon in Hindi?
Devon in Hindi is देवोन, डेवोन, डेवन. See Devon meaning in Hindi.
How do you use devon in a sentence?
When I last looked, Roy had personally signed nearly 5.9 million salamis, chorizos and devon logs this year.
What part of speech is devon?
Devon can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce devon?
Devon is pronounced /ˈdɛvən/.
What is the plural of devon?
The plural of devon is devons.

Words near devon in the dictionary

  1. devolver
  2. devolvers
  3. devolves
  4. devolveth
  5. devolving
  6. devon
  7. Devon colic
  8. Devon Hills
  9. Devon Island
  10. Devon Meadows
  11. Devon North

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Adapted from Wiktionary: devon (page history and authors); Devon (page history and authors); devon (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); devon (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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