Cumberland [ˈkʌmbələnd]
Cumberland2
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(Placename) (until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria
Cumberland2
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1. (Biographies / Cumberland, Richard (1631-1718) M, English, RELIGION: theologian, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, RELIGION: clergyman) Richard. 1631-1718, English theologian and moral philosopher; bishop of Peterborough (1691-1718)
2. (Biographies / Cumberland, William Augustus (1721-1765) M, English, MILITARY: soldier) William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, known as Butcher Cumberland. 1721-65, English soldier, younger son of George II, noted for his defeat of Charles Edward Stuart at Culloden (1746) and his subsequent ruthless destruction of Jacobite rebels
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| Noun | 1. |  Cumberland - English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) |
| 2. |  Cumberland - a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern KentuckyBluegrass State, Kentucky, KY - a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses |
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