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

/ ˈdɛvənʃɪə, -ʃə /

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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The spokesperson added the intricate flower beds and pathways of the Great Parterre disappeared beneath a new landscape in the 1730s in changes introduced by William Cavendish, the third Duke of Devonshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

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

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

Nuffield Health Devonshire leisure centre in Derriford, Plymouth remained closed on Tuesday morning due to the issues.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025

Born into a life of sumptuous privilege–his grandfathers were dukes, respectively, of Devonshire and Kent–he was the most gifted English scientist of his age, but also the strangest.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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