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Westmorland

UK/ˈwɛstmələnd/

Westmorland proper noun: a historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness).

Proper noun

Westmorland

  1. A historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness)
  2. A civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A city in Imperial County, California, United States.
  4. A surname.

Forms of Westmorland

alternative abbreviationWm.
alternative formWestmoreland

Origin of Westmorland

From Old English folk name Westmōringas (“the people west of the moors”) + land. The civil parish in New Brunswick is named analogously to Westmorland County.

Words formed from Westmorland

Phrases with Westmorland

Questions about Westmorland

What does Westmorland mean?
Westmorland means a historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness).
What part of speech is Westmorland?
Westmorland is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Westmorland?
Westmorland is pronounced /ˈwɛstmələnd/ (UK).

Words near Westmorland in the dictionary

  1. Westmont
  2. Westmoor
  3. Westmore
  4. Westmoreland
  5. Westmoreland County
  6. Westmorland
  7. Westmorland and Furness
  8. Westmorland County
  9. westmost
  10. Westmount
  11. Westmünsterländisch

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