English Explanatory Dictionary

Cumbria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Brittonic kingdom in the Old North, also known as Strathclyde.
  2. A county of northern England, formed in 1974 from Cumberland, Westmorland, and part of Lancashire.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʊm.bɹi.ə/ /ˈkʌm.bɹi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cumbria.wav

Word forms

Cumbria

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Cumbria, from Cumbri + -ia (compare Old English Cumberland). The ethnonym Cumbri derives from Cumbric *cumbrı, cognate of Welsh Cymry.

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