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Cumberland

/ˈkʌm.bə.lənd/

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Northern England/ˈkʊm.bə.lənd/

Cumberland proper noun: a maritime historic border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.

Proper noun

Cumberland

  1. A maritime historic 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 a similar area to the historic county Cumberland.
  3. A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
  4. A city, the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland.
  5. A town in Providence County, Rhode Island.
  6. A census-designated place, the county seat of Cumberland County, Virginia.
  7. A river in Kentucky and Tennessee, a tributary to the Ohio River.
  8. A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  9. A local government area in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Cumberland City Council.
  10. A surname.

Origin of Cumberland

From Middle English Cumberland, from Old English Cumberland.

Words formed from Cumberland

Phrases with Cumberland

Questions about Cumberland

What does Cumberland mean?
Cumberland means a maritime historic border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
What part of speech is Cumberland?
Cumberland is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cumberland?
Cumberland is pronounced /ˈkʊm.bə.lənd/ (Northern England).

Words near Cumberland in the dictionary

  1. cumberground
  2. cumbergrounds
  3. cumbering
  4. Cumberladies
  5. Cumberlady
  6. Cumberland
  7. Cumberland Center
  8. Cumberland County
  9. Cumberland disease
  10. Cumberland Foreside
  11. Cumberland Hill

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