Devonshire

[ dev-uh n-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈdɛv ənˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in SW England. 2591 sq. mi. (6710 sq. km).

Also called Devon.

Example sentences from the Web for devonshire

In fact, Devonshire has more rooftop solar installations than any other region in England.

It’s Always Sunny In England |The Daily Beast |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Chatwin's tone throughout Under the Sun recalls the Duchess of Devonshire's epistolary adieu, "In tearing haste—."

The Enigmatic Nomad |Kirk Davis Swinehart |February 26, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
"You are in Devonshire, just upon the edge of Dartmoor," George explained.

A Drake by George! |John Trevena
Devonshire cream, of course; and part of a large dish of junket, which is something like curds and whey.

The Adventures of A Brownie |Miss Mulock

"You've put the Indian sign on him, all right," said French, the Devonshire man.

Jan |A. J. Dawson
It is always cool and fragrant and wholly charming in my Devonshire.

Miss Primrose |Roy Rolfe Gilson
The Duchess of Devonshire scarcely merits the covert censure; except in beauty and talents there was no similarity.

Beaux and Belles of England |Mary Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for devonshire

Devonshire

/ (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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