Northumberland

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Etymology

From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, equivalent to Northumbria +‎ land. Compare Old Norse Norðymbraland (“Northumberland”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɔː(ɹ).ˈθʌm.bə(ɹ).lənd/
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Proper noun

Northumberland

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

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