Devonshire
A placenameA placename: Former name of Devon (“English county”) (until 1974).
/ˈdɛv.ən.ʃə(ɹ)/
» He died three months ago in Devonshire.
Значение
значений: 3A placename:
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Former name of Devon (“English county”) (until 1974).
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An English dukedom and earldom.
(исчисляемое)A habitational surname.
Примеры
предложений: 2He died three months ago in Devonshire.
A minute later we were all seated in a comfortable landau, and were rattling through the quaint old Devonshire city.
Происхождение
From Old English Defenasċīr, equivalent to Devon + -shire.From Old English Defenasċīr, equivalent to Devon + -shire.
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