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cornishman

Cor·nish·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawr-nish-muh n]
    • /ˈkɔr nɪʃ mən/
    • /kˈɔːnɪʃmən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-nish-muh n]
    • /ˈkɔr nɪʃ mən/

Definitions of cornishman word

  • noun cornishman a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall 3
  • noun cornishman a person born or living in Cornwall 3
  • noun plural cornishman a native or inhabitant of Cornwall. 1
  • noun cornishman A man from Cornwall. 0

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Origin of cornishman

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English. See Cornish, man1

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Parts of speech for Cornishman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cornishman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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