Cum·bri·a (k m br - ) An ancient Celtic kingdom of northwest England. The southern part came under Anglo-Saxon control c. 944; the northern portion passed to Scotland in 1018. Cum bri·an adj. & n. |
Cumbria [ˈkʌmbrɪə]
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(Placename) (since 1974) a county of NW England comprising the former counties of Westmorland and Cumberland together with N Lancashire: includes the Lake District mountain area and surrounding coastal lowlands with the Pennine uplands in the extreme east. Administrative centre: Carlisle. Pop.: 487 607 (2001). Area: 6810 sq. km (2629 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. | Cumbria - 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 England - a division of the United Kingdom Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts |
| 2. | Cumbria - a county of northwestern England England - a division of the United Kingdom Lake District, Lakeland - a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain |
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