Devon

[ dev-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

devon

/ ˈdɛvən /

Devon

/ ˈdɛvən /

Also calledDevonshire 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)
a breed of large red beef cattle originally from Devon

Origin of Devon¹

named after Devon

She also translated a French novel for the publisher Andre Deutsch while in Devon.

I read that you recorded it at a converted barn in Devon, UK.

As the deadline for the list approached, I talked to my friend and fellow writer Devon Maloney.

Capt. Devon Blake is a fellow graduate of West Point and a military intelligence officer.

The pictures were donated to the Museum of British Surfing in Braunton, North Devon.

The alarms and excursions of the past three weeks were naturally trying to a girl born and bred in a quiet Devon village.

The pneumatic vacuum tubes which propelled the trains on the South Devon Railway, failed to give the power that was expected.

Fortunately, they prevail in a comparatively small section, for we did not find them outside of Cornwall and Devon.

The Devon is intelligent, gentle, and tractable; is good for milk, and unsurpassed for the yoke and for fattening.

Peace be to him for a lover of Dartmoor and true gentleman of Devon!

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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