Cornwall

American  

[kawrn-wawl, -wuhl] / ˈkɔrn wɔl, -wəl /

noun

1. a county in SW England. 1,369 sq. mi. (3,545 sq. km).

2. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, SW of Ottawa, on the St. Lawrence.

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Cornwall British  

/ -wəl, ˈkɔːnˌwɔːl /

noun

1. a former administrative county of SW England; became a unitary authority in 2009: hilly, with a deeply indented coastline. Administrative centre: Truro. Pop: 513 500 (2003 est). Area: 3564 sq km (1376 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

A British ship carried a copy across the ocean, docking at Falmouth in Cornwall on Aug. 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Siobhan Ellis, who lives in Cornwall, England, has a house full of internet-connected Samsung appliances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Typical annual household energy bills could go up by £332 in July, energy consultancy Cornwall Insight calculates, although the figure is likely to change.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The treaty offered Scotland only 45 seats in the future British Parliament—only one more than the English county of Cornwall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"I have been to Cornwall and to Torquay, but this is my first visit to this part of Devon."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie