Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name of a shire (Devonshire) in England, applied specifically to a breed of dairy cattle noted for their docility and the quality of their milk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called
North Devons , is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
county ofEngland bordered byCornwall ,Somerset ,Dorset , theBristol Channel and theEnglish Channel . - proper noun Any of a number of places in US and Canada.
- proper noun A male
given name derived from the place name, or a variant ofDevin . - proper noun A female
given name of modern American usage, derived from the place name. - noun One of a
breed ofhardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a county in southwestern England
- noun red dual-purpose cattle of English origin
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Examples
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However, the site in Devon is on a steep slope down to the sea, so it has avoided the sort of agricultural intensification affecting neighbouring land.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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He still wasn’t used to the name Devon since, to his knowledge, no one had ever called him that in his life.
Sweetbriar Jude Deveraux 1983
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He still wasn’t used to the name Devon since, to his knowledge, no one had ever called him that in his life.
Sweetbriar Jude Deveraux 1983
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Here in Devon&Cornwall we still have to fill them out!
No More Targets?……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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There are more things in Devon and Okell, as they say.
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Tongues have been wagging angrily down in Devon about Ridsdale's possible return to football at Plymouth Argyle, a club actively looking for outside investment.
Home run for Peter Ridsdale turns the Green Army red Matt Scott 2010
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And then the real story begins and we are transported back to Charbury, the beautiful house in Devon where her extended family all gathered for idyllic school holidays.
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Yvonne and I have known Sandy since she was a student at college with our daughter Anne (nee Hooper) She and Anne were great chums at art college and she visited us in Devon so many years ago.
Sandy Padgett – ‘Officer Down’ « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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And then the real story begins and we are transported back to Charbury, the beautiful house in Devon where her extended family all gathered for idyllic school holidays.
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There are more things in Devon and Okell, as they say.
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