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Cumbria

(kum′brē ə)

county in NW England, on the Scottish border: 2,632 sq mi (6,817 sq km); pop. 483,000

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Cumbrian adjective, noun

See Cumbria in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Cum·bri·a

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.

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Cumbrian Cumˈbri·an adjective & n.

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