Explore Cornwall through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like county. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cornwall meaning
- A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
- The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly.
- The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county.
Synonyms of Cornwall
Cornwall vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Cornwall
- The main meaning on this page is: A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east. | The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly. | The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county.
- Useful related words include: county.
- Possible Dutch translations are: cornwall.
- In the example corpus, cornwall often appears in combinations such as: in cornwall, and cornwall, of cornwall.
Context around Cornwall
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cornwall
- In this selection, "cornwall" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, royal, old, devon, council, museum and hospitals stand out and add context to how "cornwall" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cornwall on a and year old cornwall youth was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cornwall" sits close to words such as benefited, cow and inadequate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cornwall
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cornwall, ON – A 29-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on Jan. (12 words)
BBC Local News: Cornwall -- Cornwall is one of only three areas in England which will be in tier one from next Wednesday. (22 words)
Cornwall, ON – A 14-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on Nov. 13, 2023, and charged with assault and assault with a weapon. (23 words)
As heir to the throne, the prince is Duke of Cornwall and receives an income from the Duchy of Cornwall – a portfolio of land, property and investments – which owns much of the Isles of Scilly and nearly a third of residential buildings. (42 words)
Cllr Dr Andy Virr, Portfolio Holder for Adults and Public Health at Cornwall Council, said: "Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have fewer people living with HIV than other areas of England, but every year people are diagnosed with HIV locally. (41 words)
Cornwall Council issued a press release this week announcing its “leaders have joined Cornish MPs in calling for a devolution deal that will help unleash Cornwall’s potential, without the need for a mayor or becoming part of a combined authority. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cllr Louis Gardner, Cornwall Council portfolio holder for economy, said: “Royal Cornwall Museum tells an incredibly important story, engaging our communities, visitors and young people in Cornwall’s history and heritage.
It took the total number of hospital deaths in Cornwall up to 94, with 68 of them recorded at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and 26 at the Cornwall Partnerships NHS Trust.
This latest development is an important part of the One Public Transport System for Cornwall, one of a series of transformation programmes that forms part of the Cornwall Deal and a joint initiative between public transport operators and Cornwall Council.
Cornwall, ON – A 14-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on Nov. 13, 2023, and charged with assault and assault with a weapon.
It has been devised by Cornwall Trade and Investment (CTI), which promotes the county as a business destination, and highlights Cornwall's natural resources and investment opportunity in the move away from fossil fuels.
Motor Patrol Constable Richie Roome of the Alliance Roads Policing Team at Devon & Cornwall Police said: “We’re working hard to reduce the number of people killed and injured on the roads of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
A number of mums who regularly travel from elsewhere in Cornwall to use the play area – Amy, Deborah and Lara – said it was one of the best in mid Cornwall.
As a Duchy of Cornwall property (on a long lease to the King), Highgrove’s future will need to be decided by the current or future Duke of Cornwall.
As heir to the throne, the prince is Duke of Cornwall and receives an income from the Duchy of Cornwall – a portfolio of land, property and investments – which owns much of the Isles of Scilly and nearly a third of residential buildings.
A spokesperson for Cornwall Council commented: "Given Cornwall's rich mining history, it is not unusual for unmapped mining features to be discovered during the construction process.
Cllr Dr Andy Virr, Portfolio Holder for Adults and Public Health at Cornwall Council, said: "Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have fewer people living with HIV than other areas of England, but every year people are diagnosed with HIV locally.
Cornwall Council issued a press release this week announcing its “leaders have joined Cornish MPs in calling for a devolution deal that will help unleash Cornwall’s potential, without the need for a mayor or becoming part of a combined authority.
Cornwall, ON – A 14-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on June 7, 2024, and charged with three counts of fail to comply with release order.
Cornwall, ON – A 29-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on Jan.
Did you know that we at Cornwall Square continue our quest to attract retailers and services to better serve the Cornwall, SDG and Akwesasne area.
The Marine Strandings Network is part of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, which has been recording and monitoring dead marine wildlife strandings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for 20 years.
THE transformation of the award-winning Royal Cornwall Museum, including exhibition spaces and a new programme of activities and workshops, is one of the latest projects to receive support from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme.
Andrew Mitchell is the Cabinet member for housing at Cornwall Council who has been fighting to get as much affordable housing as possible delivered in Cornwall.
A total of 51 people have now lost their lives at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, an increase of two, while a further person has died at the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, where the total has risen to 22.
BBC Local News: Cornwall -- Cornwall is one of only three areas in England which will be in tier one from next Wednesday.
Common combinations with cornwall
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in cornwall 38×
- and cornwall 34×
- of cornwall 30×
- cornwall council 20×
- cornwall police 20×
- cornwall and 20×
- the cornwall 15×
- cornwall in 9×
- cornwall on 8×
- royal cornwall 7×