Northumberland

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Northumberland

/nɔːˈθʊm.bə.lənd/ Northern England
/nɔːˈθʌm.bə.lənd/ UK, Southern England
/nɔɹˈθʌm.bəɹ.lənd/ Scotland
/nɔɹˈθʌm.bɚ.lənd/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).

proper noun

A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
A unitary authority in Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
An English dukedom.
A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
A town in Saratoga County, New York.
A borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: durham, territory, northumbria, county, shire, region, province, zone, district, area, land, realm, domain, sector, locality, locale

Translations

Every language

name most northerly county of England

中文	諾森伯蘭 /诺森伯兰 Nuòsēnbólán
Português	Nortúmbria
Français	Northumberland

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"Northumberland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/northumberland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Northumberland. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/northumberland

Chicago

"Northumberland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/northumberland.

BibTeX

@misc{northumberland_2026,
  title = {Northumberland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/northumberland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}