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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cor•nish (kôr′nish),USA pronunciation adj. - Language Varietiesof, pertaining to, or characteristic of Cornwall, England, its inhabitants, or the Cornish language.
n. - Language Varietiesthe Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- Animal Husbandryone of an English breed of chickens raised chiefly for crossing with other breeds to produce roasters.
- late Middle English, apparently syncopated variant of Middle English Cornwelisse. See Cornwall, -ish1 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Cornish /ˈkɔːnɪʃ/ adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of Cornwall, its inhabitants, their former language, or their present-day dialect of English
n - a former language of Cornwall, belonging to the S Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Breton: extinct by 1800
- the Cornish ⇒ (functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Cornwall
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