What (who) is devon - definition

CEREMONIAL COUNTY OF ENGLAND

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devon

means BALD, having no or little hair
e.g. look at that devon head (pointing at gramps with no hair)or what devon feet you have (no hair on feet when have hairy legs)

Devon

·noun One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.

Devon (Milford)

NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Devon, Connecticut; Naugatuck Junction

The village of Devon is a neighborhood of the city of Milford, Connecticut, United States. It lies on the southwest corner of the city bordering Long Island Sound and the mouth of the Housatonic River.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_(Milford)

Wikipedia

Devon

Devon ( DEV-ən, also historically known as Devonshire DEV-ən-sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial, non-metropolitan, and historic county in South West England. Devon is coastal with a variety of cliffs and sandy beaches. It has the largest open space in southern England, Dartmoor National Park. A predominantly rural county, Devon has a relatively low population density for a county in England. Its most populous settlement is the City of Plymouth. The county town of Devon, the City of Exeter, is the second most populous settlement. The county is bordered by Somerset to the north east, Dorset to the east, and Cornwall to the west. Its economy is heavily orientated around the tourism and agriculture industries.

Devon is administratively split into the non-metropolitan districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, West Devon, Exeter, and two unitary authority areas of Plymouth, and Torbay. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is 6,707 km² (2,590 square miles) and its population is about 1.2 million.

The county derives its name from Dumnonia (the shift from m to v is a typical Celtic consonant shift). During the British Iron Age, Roman Britain and the early Middle Ages, this was the homeland of the Dumnonii Brittonic Celts. The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain resulted in the partial assimilation of Dumnonia into the Kingdom of Wessex during the eighth and ninth centuries. The western boundary with Cornwall was set at the River Tamar by King Æthelstan in 936. Devon was later constituted as a shire of the Kingdom of England.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon

Pronunciation examples for devon

1. Devon, Devon, Devon. Devon, Devon. Devon, okay.

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2. Devon, Devon, Devon.

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3. - Devon, Devon, Devon. - Sir?

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4. Devon. Devon!

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5. Devon? Devon.

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Examples of use of devon

1. The pair joined 300 others at the drag hunt with the Mid Devon Hunting Club in Chagford, Devon.

2. Cornwall and Devon are considering similar schemes.

3. Lightning strikes devastated homes across Plymouth, Devon.

4. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed that Mr Hughes – who runs a bed and breakfast in Sidmouth, Devon – had been questioned.

5. Five motorists in Devon were rescued by firefighters after their cars became stuck in floodwater in three separate incidents last night, Devon Fire and Rescue said.