Devonshire

American

[dev-uhn-sheer, -sher] / ˈdɛv ənˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in SW England. 2,591 sq. mi. (6,710 sq. km).

Devonshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈdɛvənʃɪə /

noun

8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886)

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Detectives responded to the home in the 16000 block of Londelius Street shortly after patrol officers from the Devonshire Division and immediately began examining the crime scene along with forensic technicians.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Tensions were highlighted in 1932 by the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, moorland kept exclusively for grouse shooting by its owner, the Duke of Devonshire.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Curacao, coached by veteran Dutch manager Dick Advocaat, romped past winless Bermuda in Devonshire.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

The Duke of Devonshire owned most of the land where the road was built and had funded its creation along with the Duke of Norfolk, who owned the land at either end.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025

Duchess of Devonshire had just sold for more money than any painting ever, and it was about to be sold for even more money to the American millionaire Junius Spencer Morgan.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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