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.[1] Doublet of Cumberland and Cambria. Cognate with Welsh Cymru.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʌm.bɹi.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun

Cumbria

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

References
  1. “Cymric”, in Online Etymological Dictionary‎, 2022 November 13 (last accessed)

Further reading

Cumbria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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