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Northumbria.

An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria.

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Meaning & usage

name/nɔːˈθʊm.bɹi.ə/Northern-England/nɔːˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/Received-Pronunciation/nɔɹˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/General-American
  1. An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria.

    historical
  2. A vaguely defined geographic area of England, often synonymous with North East England.

    informal
Where this word comes from

A Latinised form of Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, a variant of Norþanhymbre (“Northumbria; Northumbrians”). Equivalent to North + (of the River) Humber.

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