"Devonshire" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɛv.ən.ʃə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Devonshire.wav Forms: Devonshires [plural]
Etymology: From Old English Defenasċīr, equivalent to Devon + -shire. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Defenasċīr}} Old English Defenasċīr, {{suf|en|Devon|shire}} Devon + -shire Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Devonshire (countable and uncountable, plural Devonshires)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    Former name of Devon (“English county”) (until 1974).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Counties of England
    Sense id: en-Devonshire-en-name-C~4ma3IG Disambiguation of Counties of England: 80 9 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -shire, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 33 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -shire: 55 41 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 19 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 10 13
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    An English dukedom and earldom.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Devonshire-en-name-mzyK8Jv7
  3. (countable) A habitational surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Devonshire-en-name-vgFdcRvx Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Devonshire cream, Devonshire split, Devonshire stew, Devonshire tea

Inflected forms

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