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South Devon

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noun

  1. a breed of large red cattle originally from South Devon

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Pippa Unwin, from South Devon, competed against teams from around the world at the International Snow Sculpture Festival in San Candido at the start of February.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The party are yet to select a parliamentary candidate for South Devon.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

The meetings were organised by a campaign group called the South Devon Primary.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

A group campaigning to unseat the Conservatives in South Devon at the next general election have chosen a Liberal Democrat candidate they are calling "the People's Champion" to represent them.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

In 1844 he had recommended the adoption of the atmospheric system on the South Devon railway, but after a year's trial the system was abandoned.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various