Cornwall

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UK/ˈkɔːn.wɔːl/UK/ˈkɔːn.wəl/US/ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/US, cot caught merger/ˈkɔɹn.wɑl/

proper noun

A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.

OriginMiddle English Cornwaile ← Old English Cornwēalas ← Proto-Celtic *kornu →
CommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
  2. The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly.
  3. The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county.
  4. A city, the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  6. A place in the United States:
    1. A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
    2. A township in Henry County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
    4. A town in Orange County, New York.
    5. A borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
    6. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
  7. A rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.
  8. A rural locality in Break O'Day council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  9. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*kornu“horn”
  2. Old EnglishCornwēalas“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”
  3. Middle EnglishCornwaile
  4. EnglishCornwall

From Middle English Cornwaile, Cornwayle, a modification of Cornwale (after Old French Cornuaille), from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *kornu (“horn”) + Old English wealh (“stranger, foreigner”). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul. Doublet of Cornouaille.

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Translations

Catalan Cornualla
  • Cornuallacounty of England
Chinese Mandarin 康沃爾(郡) /康沃尔
  • 康沃爾(郡) /康沃尔county of England
Dutch Cornwall
  • Cornwallcounty of England
Esperanto Kornvalo
  • Kornvalocounty of England
Finnish Cornwall
  • Cornwallcounty of England
French Cornouailles
  • Cornouaillescounty of England
German Cornwall
  • Cornwallcounty of England
Greek Κορνουάλη
  • Κορνουάλη (Kornouáli)county of England
Irish Corn na Breataine
  • Corn na Breatainecounty of England
Italian Cornovaglia
  • Cornovagliacounty of England
Korean 콘월, 콘월
  • 콘월 (konwol)county of England
  • 콘월 (konwol)historical county of Jamaica
Latin Cornubia
  • Cornubiacounty of England
Polish Kornwalia, Cornwall
  • Kornwaliacounty of England
  • Cornwallhistorical county of Jamaica
Portuguese Cornualha
  • Cornualhacounty of England
Russian Корнуолл
  • Корнуолл (Kornuoll)county of England
Scottish Gaelic A' Chòrn
  • A' Chòrncounty of England
Spanish Cornualles
  • Cornuallescounty of England
Thai คอร์นวอลล์
  • คอร์นวอลล์ (kɔɔn-wɔɔl)county of England
Ukrainian Корнуол
  • Корнуол (Kornuol)county of England
Welsh Cernyw
  • Cernywcounty of England
Cite this entry
APA

Cornwall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornwall

MLA

“Cornwall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornwall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cornwall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornwall.

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