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NORTHUMBRIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Northumbria mean?
• NORTHUMBRIA (noun)
The noun NORTHUMBRIA has 1 sense:
1. an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876
Familiarity information: NORTHUMBRIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Northumbria" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
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