Definition of Devonshire

1. Noun. A county in southwestern England.

Exact synonyms: Devon
Generic synonyms: County
Group relationships: England

Definition of Devonshire

1. Proper noun. The county of Devon, England. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Devonshire

Devil
Devil's Night
Devil's Rings
Devil's Triangle
Devin
Devine exclusion
Devitt
Devizes
Devon
Devon Rex
Devon Rexes
Devonian
Devonian period
Devonians
Devons
Devonshire
Devonshire colic
Devonshire cream
Devonshire tea
Devonshire teas
Dewa
Dewali
Dewar
Dewar flask
Dewar flasks
Dewar vessel
Dewar vessels
Dewars
Dewey

Literary usage of Devonshire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cavendish by Christa Jungnickel, Russell McCormmach (1996)
"Like many of his well-to- do contemporaries, William, duke of devonshire did spend ... Career of the Duke of devonshire From the time he returned from his ..."

2. A Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British ...by British Museum Dept. of Printed Books, George Knottesford Fortescue by British Museum Dept. of Printed Books, George Knottesford Fortescue (1891)
"WRIGHT (WHK) Plea for a devonshire Bibliography, pp. 16. Plymouth, 1885. 8". 11904. a. ... WORTHY (C.) devonshire Parishes in the Archdeaconry of Totness. ..."

3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1907)
"PHYSICAL HISTORY OF devonshire. 'The History of devonshire Scenery.' By Arthur AV. ... JSF A CORNER OF devonshire. ' The Hills und Valleys of Torquay. ..."

4. The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1886)
"The fame and fortunes of devonshire were at that moment under a cloud. He had an unfortunate quarrel with the Court, arising, not from a public and ..."

5. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, William Smith (1862)
"... and Reginald of Courtenay acquired a fair establishment in devonshire, where his posterity has been seated above six hundred years.83 From a Norman ..."

6. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1910)
"devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art. The devonshire domesday and geld inquest: extensions, translations and indices. ..."

7. The History of England from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1856)
"The fame and fortunes of devonshire were at that moment under a cloud. He had an unfortunate quarrel with the court, arising, not from a public and ..."

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