Devon
A place in the United KingdomA place in the United Kingdom: A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
» In Devon we have wonderful coastal walking.
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18 sensesA place in the United Kingdom
(countable, uncountable)A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
(countable, uncountable)A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
(countable, uncountable)A river in Clackmannanshire council area and Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, a tributary of the Forth.
A place in Canada:
(countable, uncountable)A town in Leduc County, Alberta.
(countable, uncountable)A small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
(countable, uncountable)A former town in New Brunswick, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
A place in the United States:
(countable, uncountable)A village and neighborhood of the city of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bourbon County, Kansas.
(countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
A placename
(countable, uncountable)A settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.
Examples
2 sentencesIn Devon we have wonderful coastal walking.
In Devon we have wonderful moorland walking.
Translations
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Origin
From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the commoFrom 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.
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