English Explanatory Dictionary

Cambria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Wales, a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California.
  4. A village in Williamson County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Wayne County, Iowa.
  7. A township in Saline County, Kansas.
  8. A township and census-designated place therein, in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
  9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
  10. A town in Niagara County, New York; some of the early settlers were from Wales.
  11. A former farming colony in Pennsylvania.
  12. A township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæm.bɹi.ə/ /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ə/

Word forms

Cambria

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Cambria, from Middle Welsh Kymry, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ. Doublet of Cumberland, Cumbria, and Cymru. Cognate with Welsh Cymru.

Derived words

Cambria County Cambrian
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