Devon
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- proper noun
- /ˈdɛvən/
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Devon
- We went to a farmhouse in Devon, which was idyllic, but everyone else was working.
- Devon, England
- Ilfracombe in Devon
- men of Devon
So I've gone down to Devon to meet up with the team.
- So I've gone down to Devon to meet up with the team.
- So you know, it's Cornwall and not Devon, but it's it's a stone's throw.
- We went to a farmhouse in Devon, which was idyllic, but everyone else was working.
- There's in Devon as the first global majority theatre.
Examples
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So I've gone down to Devon to meet up with the team.
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So I moved away to a town called Braunton in North Devon near Barnstable.
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North Devon Park, Washington Street.
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I came from a very small school in Devon and then went to this much bigger school in Dorset.
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Finest horse in all of Devon.
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His younger brother and sister were evacuated to Devon while he remained with his mother to face the Blitz.
Fiction book (1996) -
Malcolm and his wife had sent us a postcard from Devon, where they were walking twenty miles a day.
Fiction book (1991) -
Places such as Hallsands in Devon had massive coastal erosion and basically disappeared.
Blog text (33) -
I spent my summer vacation exploring the beautiful beaches in Devon.
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The charming village in Devon has a rich history and stunning landscapes.
Synonyms
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A county in southwest England that people often call Devon and that has a long coastline and rolling hills
Surface Forms
Etymology
Devon gets its name from an old Celtic people called the Dumnonii who lived in that part of England long ago. The name may come from words meaning 'deep land' or 'deep valley', a helpful image for the county's wild coasts and rolling hills, so the county still carries the people's name today.