Northumbria

English

Etymology

A Latinised form of Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, a variant of Norþanhymbre (“Northumbia", also "Northumbrians”). Equivalent to North +‎ (of the River) Humber.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔː(ɹ)ˈθʌmbɹɪə/

Proper noun

Northumbria

(informal) North East England
(historical) An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.

Related terms

Translations

North East England

An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.

Armenian: Նորթումբրիա (Nortʿumbria)
Danish: Northumbrien
German: Nordumbrien n, Northumbrien n

Polish: Nortumbria (pl) f
Portuguese: Nortúmbria f
Russian: Норту́мбрия (ru) (Nortúmbrija)
Spanish: Nortumbria f

Spanish

Proper noun

Northumbria f

Alternative form of Nortumbria

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