devon
IPA: dˈɛvʌn
Root Word: Devon
noun
- A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
- Any of a number of places in US and Canada.
- A town in Alberta, Canada.
- A small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A former town in New Brunswick, Canada, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
- A village and neighborhood of Milford, Connecticut, United States.
- An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.
- A census-designated place in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
- A river in Nottinghamshire, England, tributary to the Trent.
- An English earldom.
- A male given name transferred from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.
- A surname.
- One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
- (Australia, Eastern Australia) A type of processed meat sausage.
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Examples of "devon" in Sentences
- A book of the Devon countryside'.
- A high quality illustration of Devon.
- For services to the community in Devon.
- Devon was at once overrun by the victors.
- Crapstone is a village in the county of Devon.
- She died of bronchitis at the age of 84 in Devon.
- He played cricket for Devon and rugby for Devon and Exeter.
- Meldon is a village in est Devon in the English county of Devon.
- Chard is situated on the A30 road near the Devon border, south west of Yeovil.
- Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England.
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