CUMBRIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cumbria mean? 

• CUMBRIA (noun)
  The noun CUMBRIA has 2 senses:

1. a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines

2. a county of northwestern England

  Familiarity information: CUMBRIA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUMBRIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Cumbria" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A county of northwestern England

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)

Meronyms (parts of "Cumbria"):

Lake District; Lakeland (a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain)

Holonyms ("Cumbria" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)