Northumbria
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A Latinised form of Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, a variant of Norþanhymbre (“Northumbia", also "Northumbrians”). Equivalent to North + (of the River) Humber.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɔːˈθʌm.bɹɪ.ə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/
- Rhymes: -ʌmbɹiə
- Hyphenation: Nor‧thum‧bri‧a
Proper noun[edit]
Northumbria
- (historical) An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
- (informal) North East England
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
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North East England
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Northumbria f
- Alternative form of Nortumbria
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