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was a county of the former Province of New York, established on 1665-09-05 from 25100 square miles (65,000 km²) of land that had been granted to the Duke of York in modern Maine

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film musical

Quest for Camelot also called Cornwall

an animated feature from Warner Bros. Animation, released in 1998

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county jamaica westernmost

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the westernmost of the three counties into which Jamaica is divided

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duchy territorial

Cornwall

as a territorial Duchy has its roots in 1068 when the Earldom of Cornwall (Comitatus Cornubiæ) was formed and existed until 1336 to maintain a form of independence for Kernow from Wessex (England)

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district electoral provincial

Cornwall

the name of a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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constituency parliament

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a former county constituency covering the county of Cornwall, in the South West of England

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town york

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a town in Orange County, New York, USA

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litchfield town

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a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

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tasmania

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a village near St Marys, Tasmania

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extinct history

Earl of Cornwall also called Cornwall

The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne

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heir history

Duke of Cornwall also called Cornwall

The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England

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history politic

Duchy of Cornwall also called Cornwall

is, with the Duchy of Lancaster, one of the two Royal duchies in England

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river saint

Cornwall

a city in eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario

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queen uninhabited

Cornwall Island also called Cornwall

a small island in the high arctic region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut

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county jamaica one

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county, one of the three divisions of the island

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federal ontario

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was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882

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queen town

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a Canadian suburban town located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island

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proposed region

Cornwall

the most southwesterly county of England, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar

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an historic region in Brittany, in northwest France

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The name is etymologically identical to the French name for the Duchy of Cornwall, since the area was settled by migrants from Cornwall, who imported the Cornish language which evolved into the Breton language

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However, in French the British Cornwall is referred to as "Les Cornouailles" in the plural to distinguish it from the Breton region

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was established in the early Middle Ages in the south west of the Breton peninsula
name origin
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The story that these people fled over the English Channel because of pressure from Anglo-Saxon invaders is probably exaggerated
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Cornouaille's location within Brittany

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Flag of Cornouaille

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The name Cornouaille signifies the diocese of Quimper which persisted until the French Revolution
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an historic region in Brittany, in northwest France

The name is etymologically identical to the French name for the Duchy of Cornwall, since the area was settled by migrants from Cornwall, who imported the Cornish language which evolved into the Breton language

However, in French the British Cornwall is referred to as "Les Cornouailles" in the plural to distinguish it from the Breton region

was established in the early Middle Ages in the south west of the Breton peninsula

The story that these people fled over the English Channel because of pressure from Anglo-Saxon invaders is probably exaggerated

Cornouaille's location within Brittany

Flag of Cornouaille

The name Cornouaille signifies the diocese of Quimper which persisted until the French Revolution

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