Cornwall

American

[kawrn-wawl, -wuhl] / ˈkɔrn wɔl, -wəl /

noun

a county in SW England. 1,369 sq. mi. (3,545 sq. km).
a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, SW of Ottawa, on the St. Lawrence.

Cornwall British

/ -wəl, ˈkɔːnˌwɔːl /

noun

a former administrative county of SW England; became a unitary authority in 2009: hilly, with a deeply indented coastline. Administrative centre: Truro. Pop: 513 500 (2003 est). Area: 3564 sq km (1376 sq miles)

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The Donner-Reeds ended in infamy and Cornwall landed in Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I teach my students about Didion’s ancestor, Nancy Hardin Cornwall, who trekked westward with the Donner-Reed party in 1846.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

When they reached the Humboldt Sink in Nevada, Cornwall in a fateful decision decided to split with the party.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

If there's one thing the transatlantic cousins of Cornwall and Hidalgo will have in common this summer, it's that they'll be enjoying the World Cup with a pasty - or paste - in hand.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Oddly, it was Ben, the least personally conventional of the three, who had the Potemkin-village effect of making Cornwall Capital appear to outsiders to be a conventional institutional money manager.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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