Devon Meaning
/ˈdɛv.ən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA type of processed meat sausage.
nameA county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
Sentence Examples
In Devon we have wonderful coastal walking.
In Devon we have wonderful moorland walking.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My aunt moved to a cottage in rural ____ to enjoy the peaceful countryside.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In ____ we have wonderful coastal walking.
Word Origin & History
From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the corner of the picture. "Devil?"
"I named him Devon James Jordan, but my oldest―my girl Sheena―she had trouble saying Devon and it came out Devil, and that stuck […]""
— 2013, Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 59:
"Devon Dunham of Hardeeville was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 77-year-old Ernest Stevens after a two-day trial May 25-27, the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office said."
— 2021 June 4, Shellie Murdaugh, “Man found not guilty of former Hardeeville fire chief's murder”, in Bluffton Today, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2021:
"According to the attorney general’s office, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested. She has worked for the office for about seven years and is currently assigned to the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division."
— 2025 August 15, Jusolyn Flower, “Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport”, in WPRI, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025:
"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."
— 1995, The Bulletin, numbers 5953-5959, page 23:
"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."
— 2008, H. G. Nelson, Sprays: A Collection of Verbal Touch-Ups, page 216:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My aunt moved to a cottage in rural ____ to enjoy the peaceful countryside.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In ____ we have wonderful coastal walking.