Northumberland
English
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Etymology
editFrom Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, equivalent to Northumbria + land. Compare Old Norse Norðymbraland (“Northumberland”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /nɔː(ɹ)ˈθʌm.bə(ɹ).lənd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
editNorthumberland
- A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
- A unitary authority in the county of Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
- An English dukedom.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editmost northerly county of England
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