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Devonshire

[ dev-uhn-sheer, -sher ]

noun

  1. a county in SW England. 2,591 sq. mi. (6,710 sq. km).


Devonshire

/ -ʃə; ˈdɛvənʃɪə /

noun

  1. Devonshire, 8th Duke of18331908MBritishPOLITICS: politician 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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At the same, he said, burglaries remain a concern in divisions such as Topanga, Devonshire and Southwest.

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The inquest heard how Ms Winham's body was "mummified and almost skeletal" when it was found at her council flat in Devonshire Avenue.

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The Duke of Devonshire owned most of the land where the road was built and had funded its creation along with the Duke of Norfolk, who owned the land at either end.

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Two 3D printers were found during the search of his home on Devonshire Avenue.

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Police said the Devonshire Dock Hall, the site's main building facility, had been evacuated and that everyone inside had been accounted for.

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