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Cornwall vs Devon - What's the difference?

cornwall | devon |

cornwall

English

(wikipedia Cornwall)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A maritime county of England, forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
  • the country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England, consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly
  • A town in Connecticut
  • A town in New York
  • A city in Ontario
  • A borough in Pennsylvania
  • A town in Prince Edward Island
  • A town in Vermont

    • Derived terms

    * Cornwallian * cornwallite

    Related terms

    * Cornish

    devon

    English

    (wikipedia Devon)

    Proper noun

    (en proper 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.
  • derived from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
  • of modern American usage, derived from the place name.

    • Synonyms

    * (county) Devonshire

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.