/ Dictionary / Index C Cornwallis: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Corn•wal•lis Pronunciation: (kôrn-wô'lis, -wol'is), [key] 1st Marquis, 1738–1805, British general and statesman: surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, October 19, 1781. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cornwallis (Thesaurus) Cornwall corn whiskey Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language