Definition of cornwallis:
(n) :
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.
(n) :
A placename:
(n) :
A neighbourhood of the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
(n) :
A coastal settlement west of Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand.
(n) :
A rural municipality in south-west Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Cornwallis.
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An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.