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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.

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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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

"I live in rural Cornwall, everything is an hour away," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Self-proclaimed mega-fan Kelly Russell from Cornwall, in the UK, tells BBC Newsbeat she's loved Hannah Montana "since the first episode aired".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

They’d mined tin in Cornwall for three thousand years until one day the tin had run out.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

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