: of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, Cornishmen, or Cornish
1
: the Celtic language of Cornwall
2
: any of an English breed of domestic chickens much used in crossbreeding for meat production compare rock cornish hen
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
And more price hikes could be coming down the pike, Hasbro CEO told CNN’s Audie Cornish this week.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
The patient was James Cornish, a young man with a knife wound to the chest from a barroom brawl.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
July 18-20 at Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Filmmaker Mark Jenkin likes to keep it surprising – and Cornish.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
And more price hikes could be coming down the pike, Hasbro CEO told CNN’s Audie Cornish this week.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
The patient was James Cornish, a young man with a knife wound to the chest from a barroom brawl.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
July 18-20 at Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
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“Cornish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cornish. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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