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CORNISHMAN

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Overview

CORNISHMAN (noun)
  The noun CORNISHMAN has 1 sense:

1. a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwallplay

  Familiarity information: CORNISHMAN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


CORNISHMAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Cornishman" is a kind of...):

Englishman (a man who is a native or inhabitant of England)

Holonyms ("Cornishman" is a member of...):

Cornwall (a hilly county in southwestern England)


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