American English pronunciation

How to pronounce devonshire

IPA transcription: [dɪ'vɑn,ʃaɪɹ]

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Noun

  • a county in southwestern England

Usage examples

  • Using the intelligence, "Devonshire" sunk "Atlantis".
  • He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, favoured by many Devonshire gentry families.
  • Granada Hills is served by the Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire Community Police Station.
  • Devonshire Bay is located on the South shore of Bermuda.
  • "Devonshire" displaced at standard load and at deep load.
  • I found the Duchess of Devonshire in the Back Court
  • Devonshire was buried at Derby Cathedral.
  • The resignations of Chamberlain, Ritchie and Devonshire left the government gravely weakened.
  • The Duchess of Devonshire is the president of the Trust.
  • Later that day, German bombers attacked the British ships and "Devonshire" suffered a near-miss.