Northumberland en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɚ.lənd/ (US)
- /nɔːˈθʊm.bə.lənd/ (Northern-England)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /nɔɹˈθʌm.bəɹ.lənd/ (Scotland)
- /nɔːˈθʌm.bə.lənd/ (Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
Etymology
From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).
Meanings
- 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 place in the United States: ▸ A town in Saratoga County, New York.
- A place in the United States: ▸ A borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Deriveds
Northumberlander · Northumberland Park · Northumberland County · Northumberland Strait
Relateds
Translations (7)
fr Northumberland (most northerly county of England) · pt Nortúmbria (most northerly county of England) · non Norðimbraland (most northerly county of England) · fro Norhumberlande (most northerly county of England) · cmn 諾森伯蘭 /诺森伯兰 (most northerly county of England) · fi Northumberland (most northerly county of England) · mr नॉर्थंबरलंड (most northerly county of England)