Cornish

American  

[kawr-nish] / ˈkɔr nɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, England, its inhabitants, or the Cornish language.

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noun

1. the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.

2. one of an English breed of chickens raised chiefly for crossing with other breeds to produce roasters.

Cornish British  

/ ˈkɔːnɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, its inhabitants, their former language, or their present-day dialect of English

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noun

1. a former language of Cornwall, belonging to the S Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Breton: extinct by 1800

2. (functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Cornwall

Etymology

Origin of Cornish

1350–1400; late Middle English, apparently syncopated variant of Middle English Cornwelisse. See Cornwall, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

As a child, she also read Enid Blyton's Malory Towers books, which follow the lives of girls at a Cornish boarding school in the 1940s and 50s.

From BBC

Her angry piece of Cornish granite complains: “I don’t belong here . . . why have you brought me to this place?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Ryan Cornish, the Dartmouth transfer starting at one guard spot, didn’t scratch the rotation until December.

From Los Angeles Times

Against San Antonio, it was Cornish who answered the call.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the musical performers are Melua, choristers from Westminster Abbey and a Cornish sea shanty group, Fisherman's Friends, who said the invitation to sing was "the icing on the cake for us".

From BBC