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Definition of Cornish noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cornish

noun

/ˈkɔːnɪʃ/

/ˈkɔːrnɪʃ/

[uncountable]

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the Celtic language that was spoken in Cornwall in England. Nobody now uses Cornish as a first language.Topics Languagec2
Word Originlate Middle English: from the first element of Cornwall (the county occupying the extreme south western peninsula of England) + -ish.

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