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Northumberland
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English
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thumb|Map of Northumberland, England
thumb|View of Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Etymology
From en enm Northumberlond, enm Northhumberlond, from en ang Norþhymbre Norþhymbra ang land (“land of the Northumbrians”).
Pronunciation
en /nɔːˈθʊm.bə.lənd/ Northern England
en /nɔːˈθʌm.bə.lənd/ RP,Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Northumberland.wav Southern England
en /nɔɹˈθʌm.bəɹ.lənd/ Scotland
en /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɚ.lənd/ US
Proper noun
en ceremonial county cc/England the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
en uauth in co/Northumberland cc/England which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
An English dukedom.
en place c/USA:
en town co/Coos County s/New Hampshire.
en town co/Saratoga County s/New York.
en bor in co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania.
Derived terms
en Northumberlander Northumberland County Northumberland Park Northumberland Strait
Related terms
en Northumbria
en Northumbrian
Translations
most northerly county of England
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 諾森伯蘭
Finnish: fi Northumberland
French: fr Northumberland m
Old French: fro Norhumberlande
Marathi: mr नॉर्थंबरलंड
Old Norse: non Norðimbraland n
Portuguese: pt Nortúmbria f
Russian: ru
Spanish: es
en terms suffixed with -land