Sunderland

//ˈsʌndə(ɹ)lənd// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A place in England:; A city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear.
  2. 2
    A place in England:; A hamlet in Blindcrake parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY1735).
  3. 3
    A place in England:; A small coastal village in Overton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4256).
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named after Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A neighbourhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
  3. 8
    A community in Brock township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  4. 9
    A surname.

Etymology

From sunder + -land (see Wikipedia article for further etymological information).

Related phrases

North SunderlandSunderland BaySunderland Bridgeblack cattyne and wear

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