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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.

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Meaning & usage

name/nɔːˈθʊm.bə.lənd/Northern-England/nɔːˈθʌm.bə.lənd/Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England/nɔɹˈθʌm.bəɹ.lənd/Scotland/nɔɹˈθʌm.bɚ.lənd/US
  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.

  2. A unitary authority in Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.

  3. An English dukedom.

  4. A place in the United States: A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.

  5. A place in the United States: A town in Saratoga County, New York.

  6. A place in the United States: A borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).

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