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devonshire

Dev·on·shire
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dev-uh n-sheer, -sher]
    • /ˈdɛv ənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/
    • /dɪˈvɒnʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dev-uh n-sheer, -sher]
    • /ˈdɛv ənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/

Definitions of devonshire word

  • noun devonshire 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886) 3
  • noun devonshire Devon2 (sense 2) (the county) 3
  • noun devonshire a county in SW England. 2591 sq. mi. (6710 sq. km). 1
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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    a county of SW England, between the Bristol Channel and the English Channel, including the island of Lundy: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Plymouth and Torbay, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998; hilly, rising to the uplands of Exmoor and Dartmoor, with wooded river valleys and a rugged coastline. Administrative centre: Exeter. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 714 900 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 6569 sq km (2536 sq miles)

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    of, denoting, or formed in the fourth period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods, lasting 60-70 million years during which amphibians first appeared
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