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North·um·bri·a 
[nawr-thuhm-bree-uh] Pronunciation Key
[nawr-thuhm-bree-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an early English kingdom extending N from the Humber to the Firth of Forth. |
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| North·um·bri·a
(nôr-thŭm'brē-ə) Pronunciation Key
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of northern England formed in the seventh century by the union of Bernicia and Deira, Angle kingdoms originally established c. A.D. 500. Much of Northumbria fell to invading Danes in the ninth century and was annexed to Wessex in 954. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Northumbria
Northumbria
Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Norðhymbre, which lay "north" of the river Humber (L. Humbri fluminis, c.720), an ancient pre-English river name of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| northumbria | |
noun | |
| an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876 |
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