Northumberland
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /nɔː(ɹ)ˈθʌm.bə(ɹ).lənd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Northumberland
- A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
- A unitary authority in Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
- An English dukedom.
- A place in the United States:
- A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Saratoga County, New York.
- A borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]most northerly county of England
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