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Cornish

 
Dictionary: Cor·nish   (kôr'nĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
Of or relating to Cornwall, its people, or the Cornish language.

n.
  1. The Brittonic language of Cornwall, which has been extinct since the late 18th century.
  2. Any of an English breed of domestic fowl often crossbred to produce roasters.

[CORN(WALL) + -ISH.]


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Cornish, language belonging to the Brythonic group of the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Celtic languages.

Bibliography

See P. B. Ellis, The Cornish Language and Its Literature (1974).


A compact-bodied meat breed of poultry used extensively in crossbreeding for production of commercial meat strains. Dark, white, white-laced or red color, yellow skin and legs, brown eggs. Poor layers.

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Cornish is the adjective and demonym associated with Cornwall, the most southwesterly part of the United Kingdom. It may refer to:

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Translations: Cornish
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - cornisk
n. - cornisk, kornisk, fra Cornwall

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende Cornwall, taal van Cornwall

Français (French)
adj. - de Cornouailles, cornique
n. - (Ling) cornique, les habitants de Cornouailles

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kornisch
adj. - kornisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρχαία γλώσσα της Κορνουάλης
adj. - κορνουαλικός

Italiano (Italian)
abitante della Cornovaglia, della Cornovaglia

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - córnico (m)

Русский (Russian)
житель Корнуэлла, корнуэльский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - idioma de Cornualles, de Cornualles
n. - Cornualles

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - corniska
adj. - från Cornwall, cornisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
康沃尔的, 康沃尔语

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 康沃爾的
n. - 康沃爾語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 콘월의, 콘월어의, 콘월 사람의
n. - 콘월어, 콘월 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - コーンウォール人の, コーンウォール語, コーンウォール方言, コーニッシュ種, コーンウォール人

idioms:

  • cornish pasty    コーンウォール風パイ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) من مقاطعه كورنوال في جنوب غرب أنكلترا, لغه سكان هذه المنطقه (صفه) ما يخص هذه المنطقه أو سكانها أو لغتها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של קורנוול‬
n. - ‮שפת קורנוול, של מחוז קורנוול, השפה המתה של דרום-מערב אנגליה‬


 
 
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