English

Usage notes

The former pronunciation should be used for all except the river; the latter pronunciation should be used for the river only.

Proper noun

Devon

1. A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
2. Any of a number of places in US and Canada.
3. A river in Nottinghamshire, England, tributary to the Trent.
4. A male given name derived from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
5. A female given name of modern American usage, derived from the place name.

Synonyms

• (county): Devonshire

Translations

Noun

Devon ‎(plural Devons)

1. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈvoːn/

Proper noun

Devon n ‎(genitive Devons)

1. Devon
2. the Devonian

See also

• Silur
• Karbon
• Paläozoikum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Devon.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.võ/

Proper noun

Devon m

1. Devon (a county of England)

English

Noun

devon ‎(plural devons)

1. (Australia, Eastern Australia) A type of processed meat sausage.
   • 1995, The Bulletin, Issues 5953-5959, page 23,

     Initial suspicions pointed at both food and water, narrowing down after a while to fritz (devon, as it is known in some states), a popular, bland, processed meat.

   • 2008, H. G. Nelson, Sprays: A Collection of Verbal Touch-Ups, page 216,

     Elsewhere the Roy Slaven signature range of smallgoods – marketed with the shout-out line, ‘Roy: still doing things with meat butchers only dream of!’ − has captured the imagination of an increasingly time-poor community looking for top-shelf short cuts in cuisine solutions. When I last looked, Roy had personally signed nearly 5.9 million salamis, chorizos and devon logs this year.

   • 2009, Helen Greenwood, John Newton, Sydney 2010: More Than 450 Butchers, Bakers, Food Stores and Chocolate Makers, unnumbered page,

     One of our firm favourites both for the quality and the taste of Ricky Roessler′s smallgoods – and the sheer joy of shopping here. No devon or pastrami, though, just plenty of bratwurst: […] .

Synonyms

• fritz

Esperanto

Noun

devon

1. accusative singular of devo