English Explanatory Dictionary

Cumberland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
  2. A unitary authority in Cumbria, England, created on 1 April 2023, replacing Allerdale borough and Copeland borough, and the city of Carlisle district, with basically the same area as the old county of Cumberland.
  3. A place in the United States, including:
  4. A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
  5. A city, the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland.
  6. A town in Providence County, Rhode Island.
  7. A census-designated place, the county seat of Cumberland County, Virginia.
  8. A river in Kentucky and Tennessee, a tributary to the Ohio River.
  9. A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  10. A local government area in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Cumberland City Council.
  11. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʊm.bə.lənd/ /ˈkʌm.bə.lənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cumberland.wav

Word forms

Cumberland

Etymology

From Middle English Cumberland, from Old English Cumberland.

Derived words

Cumberland County Cumberland disease Cumberlandism Cumberland pie Cumberland Reach Cumberland rum butter Cumberland sauce Cumberland sausage Cumberland slider New Cumberland
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