Devonwall

English

Etymology

Blend of Devon +‎ Cornwall

Proper noun

Devonwall

(chiefly derogatory) The merger of local government structures in Devon and Cornwall.
- 2000, Celtic League, Carn, Volumes 108-117, page 4
  "The Highlands and Islands" phenomenon is the Scottish equivalent of "Devonwall" and all efforts must be made to challenge the creation of any more "Highlands and Islands" institutions which bring together the Highlands and the Northern Isles.
- 2003, Bernard Deacon, Garry Tregidga, Mebyon Kernow and Cornish Nationalism
  A conference at Newquay in November 1987, called at the behest of the Duke of Cornwall, allowed the proponents of 'Devonwall' to come up with a proposal for a Devon and Cornwall Development Company.
- 2013, Justin Fisher, Christopher Wlezien, The UK General Election of 2010: Explaining the Outcome, Routledge →ISBN, page 173
  A new power to cross previously sacrosanct English county boundaries will arouse deep controversy in some parts, most notably in the far south-west of England where a 'Devonwall' constituency will become a reality and disappoint electors in both Cornwall and Devon.
- 2014, Derek R. Williams, Following 'An Gof': Leonard Truran, Cornish Activist and Publisher, The Cornovia Press →ISBN, page 14
  Part and parcel of its involvement in such issues as industrial development, a Cornish university and the amalgamation of Cornish and Devonian public bodies (what became known as 'Devonwall') was a more public profile for its leaders.

单词	Devonwall
释义	Devonwall English Etymology Blend of Devon +‎ Cornwall Proper noun Devonwall (chiefly derogatory) The merger of local government structures in Devon and Cornwall. 2000, Celtic League, Carn, Volumes 108-117, page 4 "The Highlands and Islands" phenomenon is the Scottish equivalent of "Devonwall" and all efforts must be made to challenge the creation of any more "Highlands and Islands" institutions which bring together the Highlands and the Northern Isles. 2003, Bernard Deacon, Garry Tregidga, Mebyon Kernow and Cornish Nationalism A conference at Newquay in November 1987, called at the behest of the Duke of Cornwall, allowed the proponents of 'Devonwall' to come up with a proposal for a Devon and Cornwall Development Company. 2013, Justin Fisher, Christopher Wlezien, The UK General Election of 2010: Explaining the Outcome, Routledge →ISBN, page 173 A new power to cross previously sacrosanct English county boundaries will arouse deep controversy in some parts, most notably in the far south-west of England where a 'Devonwall' constituency will become a reality and disappoint electors in both Cornwall and Devon. 2014, Derek R. Williams, Following 'An Gof': Leonard Truran, Cornish Activist and Publisher, The Cornovia Press →ISBN, page 14 Part and parcel of its involvement in such issues as industrial development, a Cornish university and the amalgamation of Cornish and Devonian public bodies (what became known as 'Devonwall') was a more public profile for its leaders.
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