Cumberland

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
  2. 2
    A unitary authority in Cumbria, England, created on 1 April 2023, replacing Allerdale borough and Copeland borough, and the city of Carlisle district, with basically the same area as the old county of Cumberland.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
  4. 4
    A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.
  5. 5
    A census-designated place, the county seat of Cumberland County, Virginia, United States.
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  1. 6
    A river in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States, a tributary to the Ohio River.
  2. 7
    A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  3. 8
    A local government area in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Cumberland City Council.
  4. 9
    A surname.

Synonyms

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Etymology

From Middle English Cumberland, from Old English Cumberland.

Related phrases

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