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Cornwall vs Elvan - What's the difference?

cornwall | elvan |

As a proper noun cornwall

is a maritime county of england, forming its south-western extremity, bordered by devon in the east.

As an adjective elvan is

pertaining to elves; elvish; elven.

As a noun elvan is

(mining) the rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself.

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

    elvan

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to elves; elvish; elven.
  • (mining) Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall.
    • an elvan course

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mining) The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself.

    • Synonyms

    * (rock of elvan vein) elvanite (Webster 1913) ----