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Cumbria

cumb·ria

UK/ˈkʊm.bɹi.ə/ US/ˈkʌm.bɹi.ə/ uncommon

noun

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a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines

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Origin

From Medieval Latin Cumbria, from Cumbri + -ia (compare Old English Cumberland). The ethnonym Cumbri derives from Cumbric *cumbrı, cognate of Welsh Cymry.

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