Northumberland

English

Etymology

From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɔː(ɹ)ˈθʌm.bə(ɹ).lənd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Northumberland

  1. A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
  2. A unitary authority of the county of Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
  3. An English dukedom.

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