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Cumberland
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Cumberland [ˈkʌmbələnd]
n
(Placename) (until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria
Cumberland2
n
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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Noun1.Cumberland - English generalCumberland - English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
Butcher Cumberland, Duke of Cumberland, William Augustus
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 KentuckyCumberland - a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
Cumberland River
Bluegrass State, Kentucky, KY - a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
Tennessee, TN, Volunteer State - a state in east central United States
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Also up for sale that day will be the Lordship of the Manor of Armboth in Cumbria, about three miles north of Wythburn in the heart of the Lake District.
To the manor bought... Way to Lord it over the Wall by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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