Cumbria

English
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Etymology

The names Cumbria and Cumberland are derived from kombroges in Common Brittonic, which meant "compatriots" or "fellow countrymen", and also survives in the native Welsh name for Wales, Cymru[1][2][3]. See also Cambria.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʌm.bɹi.ə/
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Proper noun

Cumbria

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

References
  1. “Terminology topics 5: Cumbria”, in Senchus‎, accessed 13 November 2022
  2. “Cymric”, in Online Etymological Dictionary‎, accessed 13 November 2022
  3. Davies, John (2007) A History of Wales, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, pages 68–69

Further reading

Cumbria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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