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Cumbrian

Cumbrian adjective: of or pertaining to Cumbria or Cumberland.

Adjective

Cumbrian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Cumbria or Cumberland.
    • Sunday, as the Midland timetable sapiently observed, was a dies non in Scotland, yet the N.B.R. [North British Railway], though a Scots company, had a Sunday train; true, it did not work on Scottish soil, as it only ran over the 22 miles of Cumbrian track that connected Carlisle and Silloth.1953 August, Basil M. Bazley, “Carlisle in 1905”, in Railway Magazine, page 519
    • Leaving on another Northern Class 195, I head for a trip along one of the UK's most unappreciated scenic lines - the Cumbrian coast.2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 56

Noun

Cumbrian (plural Cumbrians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Cumbria or Cumberland.
  2. (uncountable) An accent and dialect of English spoken in Cumbria.

Forms of Cumbrian

pluralCumbrians

Origin of Cumbrian

From Cumbria + -an.

Phrases with Cumbrian

Questions about Cumbrian

What does Cumbrian mean?
Cumbrian means of or pertaining to Cumbria or Cumberland.
What part of speech is Cumbrian?
Cumbrian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Cumbrian in the dictionary

  1. Cumbre Vieja
  2. cumbred
  3. cumbrella
  4. cumbrellas
  5. Cumbria
  6. Cumbrian
  7. Cumbrian umber
  8. Cumbrian umbers
  9. Cumbrians
  10. Cumbric
  11. cumbring

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