Meanings
- historicalA Brittonic kingdom in the Old North, also known as Strathclyde.
On the western side of the island, England and Scotland (and we probably can use these terms now) were still separated by the kingdom of Cumbria or Strathclyde which extended from Penrith to Govan.
2001, Michael Lynch, editor, The Oxford Companion to Scottish History - A county of northern England, formed in 1974 from Cumberland, Westmorland, and part of Lancashire.
Cumbria is a county where plenty of seats have changed hands in recent elections.
2024 July 5, “Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, retrieved 02 Sep 20261 more example
Apprentice electrician Charlie Ellis Saw, from Boston in Lincolnshire, entered the water at Grasmere in Cumbria on Saturday 8 August, with the aim of swimming to the other side.
2026 September 1, Ben Winship, “Teen swimmer died trying to cross lake”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2026, retrieved 03 Sep 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Cumbric*cumbrı
- Medieval LatinCumbria
- EnglishCumbria
From Medieval Latin Cumbria, from Cumbri + -ia (compare Old English Cumberland). The ethnonym Cumbri derives from Cumbric *cumbrı, cognate of Welsh Cymry.
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Cumbria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cumbria
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