Cornwallis

== English == === Etymology === As with Cornwall, ultimately from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Cornwallis An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry. A placename: A neighbourhood of the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. A coastal settlement west of Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand. A rural municipality in south-west Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Cornwallis. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Ellipsis of Cornwallis River. Ellipsis of Cornwallis Island. Ellipsis of Cornwallis Township. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Dutch: Cornwallis French: Cornouailles === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Cornwallis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔrn.ʋɑ.lɪs/ === Proper noun === Cornwallis n (dated) Cornwall (a duchy and county of England, United Kingdom) Synonym: Cornwall