Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of extreme southwest England on a peninsula bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and English Channel. Its tin and copper mines were known to ancient Greek traders.
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- proper noun A
maritime county ofEngland , forming itssouth -western extremity , bordered byDevon in theeast .
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- noun a hilly county in southwestern England
Etymologies
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Examples
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CORNWALL -- A pair of filmmakers from Cornwall are getting ready to take the country by storm.
London Free Press 2010
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CORNWALL - The nephew of an alleged city drug supplier testified Wednesday that he saw his uncle and two Sudbury men burning clothes at his family's Merrickville farm the same day as a double murder in Cornwall.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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CORNWALL, Ont. -- An Akwesasne spokesman says a meeting is scheduled today between the federal border agency and Akwesasne leaders to discuss temporary options to reopen a border crossing near Cornwall, Ont. The Canadian Border Services Agency shut down its post on Cornwall Island, which sits inside Akwesasne, on June 1 after border guards expressed concerns about their safety following native protests over arming guards.
unknown title 2009
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CORNWALL - A Cornwall judge has fined two Quebec construction companies more than $200,000 for violations that contributed to a worker falling nearly 50 feet during renovation work at McConnell Manor in August of 2007.
Ottawa Sun 2009
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A day spent down in Cornwall is never wasted to my mind especially at this time of year and with such glorious weather.
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A day spent down in Cornwall is never wasted to my mind especially at this time of year and with such glorious weather.
A day in Cornwall 2007
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A day spent down in Cornwall is never wasted to my mind especially at this time of year and with such glorious weather.
A day in Cornwall 2007
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Actually the problem in Cornwall is that they voted for low water rates for a long time when water was in the hands of local authorities.
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I love living in Cornwall which is itself a Magykal place where I feel almost anything can happen.
Angie Sage biography 2005
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I am a writer in Cornwall (yes that bit right at the end).
Humour Maxine 2009
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