Cornwallis

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.
  2. 2
    A placename:; A neighbourhood of the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 3
    A placename:; A coastal settlement west of Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand.
  4. 4
    A placename:; A rural municipality in south-west Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Cornwallis.
  5. 5
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
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  1. 6
    A placename:; Ellipsis of Cornwallis River. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. 7
    A placename:; Ellipsis of Cornwallis Island. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 8
    A placename:; Ellipsis of Cornwallis Township. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

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first marquess cornwallis

Example

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"The commander's name was Lord Charles Cornwallis. Both he and George Washington had about eight thousand troops when they met near Yorktown. Cornwallis was expecting more troops to arrive on British ships."

Etymology

As with Cornwall, ultimately from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”).

Related phrases

Cornwallis IslandCornwallis ParkCornwallis RiverCornwallis SquareCornwallis TownshipFort CornwallisLittle Cornwallis Island

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