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Devon

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛv^ən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dev′ən)

Dev•on (dev′ən),USA pronunciation n.

Place NamesDevonshire.
Animal Husbandryone of an English breed of red cattle, bred for beef and milk.
Animal Husbandryone of an English breed of sheep, bred for its long, coarse wool.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Devon /ˈdɛv^ən/ n

Also called: Devonshire a county of SW England, between the Bristol Channel and the English Channel, including the island of Lundy: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Plymouth and Torbay, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998; hilly, rising to the uplands of Exmoor and Dartmoor, with wooded river valleys and a rugged coastline. Administrative centre: Exeter. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 714 900 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 6569 sq km (2536 sq miles)
a breed of large red beef cattle originally from Devon

'Devon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Axminster carpet - Barnstaple - Clovelly - Dartmoor - Dartmouth - Devonian - Exeter - Exmoor - Exmouth - Lundy - manhandle - Paignton - Plymouth - Southwest - Stannaries - Torbay - Torquay - West Country - barrow - bodacious - clotted cream - Devon cream - Devonshire

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Avonwick (Devon, England) pronunciation
Devon rhymes with ... ?
I don't know <which one is Devon> [indirect question]
Miss South Devon
the typical Devon hedges a tangle of bramble and hawthorn
"where's my plum vidies" - rural Devon, 60 years ago

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