Southumbria

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proper noun

All of Anglo-Saxon England south of the River Humber, and not in Northumbria, especially in the period before England was unified.

OriginEnglish Southumbrian →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAll of Anglo-Saxon England south of the River Humber, and not in Northumbria, especially in the period before England was unified.
  2. historicalMercia, or a subkingdom thereof.

Origin

  1. EnglishSouthumbrian
  2. EnglishSouthumbria

Back-formation from English Southumbrian.

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APA

Southumbria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southumbria

MLA

“Southumbria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southumbria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southumbria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southumbria.

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