Northumberland

English

Etymology

From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, equivalent to Northumbria +‎ land. Compare Old Norse Norðymbraland (“Northumberland”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ).θʌm.bə(ɹ).lənd/

Proper noun

Northumberland

1. The most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
2. An English dukedom.

Derived terms

• Northumberland County
• Northumberland Park

Related terms

• Northumbria
• Northumbrian

Translations

most northerly county of England

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 諾森伯蘭郡, 诺森伯兰郡 (Nuòsēnbólánjùn)

• Finnish: Northumberland
• French: Northumberland (fr) m

• Old French: Norhumberlande
• Old Norse: Norðimbraland n
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