Northumbria
English
Etymology
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
Proper noun
Northumbria
- (informal) North East England
- (historical) An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
Related terms
Translations
North East England
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
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Spanish
Proper noun
Northumbria f
- Alternative form of Nortumbria
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