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Cornish.

Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/General-American/ˈkɔː(r).nɪʃ/India
  1. Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.

    not-comparable
  2. Native to Cornwall.

    not-comparable
  3. Of or pertaining to the Cornish language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek.

noun/ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/General-American/ˈkɔː(r).nɪʃ/India
  1. The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.

    collective · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek.

name/ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/General-American/ˈkɔː(r).nɪʃ/India
  1. The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton.

    uncountable
    There is a movement to revive Cornish.
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  9. A habitational surname from Old English [in turn originating as an ethnonym], referring to someone from Cornwall.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek.

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