Devonshire
A placenameA placename: Former name of Devon (“English county”) (until 1974).
/ˈdɛv.ən.ʃə(ɹ)/
» He died three months ago in Devonshire.
Значення
значень: 3A placename:
(злічуване, незлічуване)Former name of Devon (“English county”) (until 1974).
(злічуване, незлічуване)An English dukedom and earldom.
(злічуване)A habitational surname.
Приклади
речень: 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.
Походження
From Old English Defenasċīr, equivalent to Devon + -shire.From Old English Defenasċīr, equivalent to Devon + -shire.
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