What does "devon" mean?
One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
Devon
/ˈdɛv.ən/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
- Grammar: devon is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: county, devonshire, region.
- Useful contrasts: other county, outside Devon.
- Usage evidence: This is the Devon County Chronicle of June 14th of this year. It is a short account of the facts elicited at the death of Sir Charles Baskerville which occurred a few days before that date.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
- 2 A type of processed meat sausage. Australia, Eastern
"Initial suspicions pointed at both food and water, narrowing down after a while to fritz (devon, as it is known in some states), a popular, bland, processed meat."
- 3 red dual-purpose cattle of English origin wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
- 2 A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
- 3 A river in Clackmannanshire council area and Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, a tributary of the Forth.
- 4 A place in Canada:; A town in Leduc County, Alberta.
- 5 A place in Canada:; A small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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- 6 A place in Canada:; A former town in New Brunswick, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
- 7 A place in the United States:; A village and neighborhood of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
- 8 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
- 9 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bourbon County, Kansas.
- 10 A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 11 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
- 12 A settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.
- 13 An English earldom.
- 14 A male given name transferred from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
""Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the corner of the picture. "Devil?" "I named him Devon James Jordan, but my oldest―my girl Sheena―she had trouble saying Devon and it came out Devil, and that stuck […]""
- 15 A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.
"According to the attorney general’s office, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested. She has worked for the office for about seven years and is currently assigned to the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division."
- 16 A surname.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
other countyoutside Devon
Example
"This is the Devon County Chronicle of June 14th of this year. It is a short account of the facts elicited at the death of Sir Charles Baskerville which occurred a few days before that date."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "devon"?
Common synonyms include: county, devonshire, region.
How do you use "devon" in a sentence?
This is the Devon County Chronicle of June 14th of this year. It is a short account of the facts elicited at the death of Sir Charles Baskerville which occurred a few days before that date.
How do you pronounce "devon"?
Pronounced /ˈdɛv.ən/.
Etymology
From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.