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Old North

Old North proper noun: the region of modern northern England and southern Scotland inhabited by Cumbric-speaking Celtic Britons in the Early Middle Ages.

Proper noun

the Old North

  1. (historical) The region of modern northern England and southern Scotland inhabited by Cumbric-speaking Celtic Britons in the Early Middle Ages.

Origin of Old North

Calque of Welsh yr Hen Ogledd.

Questions about Old North

What does Old North mean?
Old North means the region of modern northern England and southern Scotland inhabited by Cumbric-speaking Celtic Britons in the Early Middle Ages.
What part of speech is Old North?
Old North is a proper noun.

Words near Old North in the dictionary

  1. Old Newton with Dagworth
  2. Old Nichol
  3. Old Nick
  4. Old Norman
  5. Old Norse
  6. Old North
  7. Old North Arabian
  8. Old North State
  9. Old Northern French
  10. Old Northwest
  11. Old Norwegian

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