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Devon: synonyms: Devonshire ???

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Definition:

a.k.a. Devonshire, a county in southwest England.

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John Cann was a Devonshire lad, of the rollicking, roving seventeenth century, born and bred at Bovey Tracy, on the flanks of Dartmoor, the last survivor of those sea-dogs of Devon who had sallied forth to conquer and explore a new Continent under the guidance of Drake, and Raleigh, and Frobisher, and Hawkins.

Grant Allen. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories (1887)

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

Agatha Christie. And Then There Were None. p.13 (1939)

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This family paper was committed to my care by Sir Charles Baskerville, whose sudden and tragic death some three months ago created so much excitement in Devonshire.

Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)

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In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson get a visit from James Mortimer, who is a doctor from the moors in Devon.

Mark Haddon. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, pp.69-70 (2003)

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Harry: Lord Thomas of Devon...

Blackadder: Ah, yes, backslash...

Harry: Lord Yeovil...

Blackadder: Ah, yes, groin job...

BBC. Blackadder: season 1: The Foretelling