Northumberland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

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 Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
An English dukedom.
A place in the United States:
A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
A town in Saratoga County, New York.
A borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

/nɔːˈθʊm.bə.lənd/ /nɔːˈθʌm.bə.lənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Northumberland.wav /nɔɹˈθʌm.bəɹ.lənd/ /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɚ.lənd/

Northumberland

From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).

Northumbria Northumbrian

Northumberland County Northumberlander Northumberland Park Northumberland Strait

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