Cumbria

English

Cumbria UK location map

Etymology

From Middle English Cumbria, from Old English Cumbra (in the name Cumbraland), from Cumbric *Cumbri, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ. Doublet of Cumberland and Cambria. Cognate with Welsh Cymru.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌm.bɹi.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Cumbria

1. A county of Northern England bordering Lancashire, North Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland and Scotland.

Further reading

Cumbria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia