Humberside

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UK/ˈhʌm.bə(ɹ)ˌsaɪd/

proper noun

A former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.

OriginEnglish side ← Middle English side ← Old English sīde →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.

Origin

  1. EnglishHumber
  2. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  3. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  5. Old Englishsīde
  6. Middle Englishside
  7. Englishside
  8. EnglishHumberside

From Humber + -side.

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APA

Humberside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humberside

MLA

“Humberside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humberside. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Humberside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humberside.

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