English Explanatory Dictionary

Northumbria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria.
  2. A vaguely defined geographic area of England, often synonymous with North East England.

Pronunciation

/nɔːˈθʊm.bɹi.ə/ /nɔːˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Northumbria.wav /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/

Word forms

Northumbria

Etymology

A Latinised form of Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, a variant of Norþanhymbre (“Northumbria; Northumbrians”). Equivalent to North + (of the River) Humber.

Related words

Northumberland Northumbrian
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