"Northumberland" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /nɔː(ɹ)ˈθʌm.bə(ɹ).lənd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Northumberland.wav
Etymology: From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, equivalent to Northumbria + land. Compare Old Norse Norðymbraland (“Northumberland”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Northumberlond}} Middle English Northumberlond, {{compound|en|Northumbria|land}} Northumbria + land, {{noncog|non|Norðymbraland|t=Northumberland}} Old Norse Norðymbraland (“Northumberland”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Northumberland
  1. A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea. Categories (place): Counties of England, Northumberland, England, Places in England Translations (most northerly county of England): 諾森伯蘭 /诺森伯兰 (Nuòsēnbólán) (Chinese Mandarin), Northumberland (Finnish), Northumberland [masculine] (French), नॉर्थंबरलंड (nŏrthambarlaṇḍa) (Marathi), Norhumberlande (Old French), Norðimbraland [neuter] (Old Norse), Nortúmbria [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Northumberland-en-name-3QPrYYrQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -land, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Old French translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 32 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -land: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 39 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 35 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 36 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 33 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 53 40 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 52 41 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old French translations: 55 37 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 54 38 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 37 8 Disambiguation of 'most northerly county of England': 66 33 1
  2. A unitary authority of the county of Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne. Categories (place): Districts of Northumberland, England, Places in England, Places in Northumberland, England Derived forms: Northumberland County, Northumberland Park, Northumberland Strait Related terms: Northumbria, Northumbrian
    Sense id: en-Northumberland-en-name-aOOq6Z5q Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -land Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -land: 36 24 40
  3. An English dukedom.
    Sense id: en-Northumberland-en-name-Ajxlyzw5 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -land Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -land: 36 24 40

Alternative forms

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