Devon

See also: devon

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛv.ən/, /ˈdiː.vən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvən, -iːvən

Usage notes

The former pronunciation should be used for all except the river; the latter pronunciation should be used for the river only.

Proper noun

Devon

  1. A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
  2. Any of a number of places in US and Canada.
  3. A river in Nottinghamshire, England, tributary to the Trent.
  4. An English earldom.
  5. A male given name derived from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
  6. A female given name of modern American usage, derived from the place name.

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Translations

Noun

Devon (plural Devons)

  1. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈvoːn/
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Proper noun

Devon n (genitive Devons)

  1. Devon
  2. the Devonian

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Devon.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.võ/

Proper noun

Devon m

  1. Devon (a county of England)
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