Cumberland
a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria.
a town in N Rhode Island.
a city in NW Maryland, on the Potomac River.
a river flowing W from SE Kentucky through N Tennessee into the Ohio River. 687 miles (1,106 km) long.
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Hikers have 150 miles of trails to choose from, including the 200-mile-long Cumberland, which begins outside town and runs north along the plateau.
It includes all of Salem County and parts of Cumberland and Gloucester counties.
Edward Durr Jr., Republican truck driver and political novice, defeats longtime New Jersey state Senate President Steve Sweeney | Felicia Sonmez | November 5, 2021 | Washington PostTravel through western Maryland’s wild side on this 193-mile route as it winds from the small community of Keysers Ridge to the city of Cumberland.
The Obey and Cumberland rivers supported the burgeoning lumber industry and the rise of Nashville.
Just in time for summer: 49 new National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads | Andrea Sachs | April 16, 2021 | Washington PostMost of Ravenscroft’s customers, he said, are locals — moms buying milk or men on their way to blue-collar jobs or professionals headed to Cumberland for office jobs.
Winning $730 million Powerball ticket sold in Maryland | Dana Hedgpeth | January 21, 2021 | Washington Post
The journey began well, as Washington managed to collect some rent from war-ravaged tenants in Cumberland.
Separated from Frederick for 13 years, George II clearly favoured his second son, William, Duke of Cumberland.
One woman, Linda Krone of Cumberland, Maryland held a sign proclaiming: “Next time . . . elect an American.”
Party Like It’s 2010—Tea Partiers Rally With Glenn Beck And Against IRS | Ben Jacobs | June 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRichard Cumberland died; eminent as a British poet, essayist, novelist and dramatic writer.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe next day, we rounded the north extremity of the Cumberland Islands.
About Christmas they again ravaged Northumberland, and let off Cumberland till midsummer day next year for the sum of 600 marks.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonWhen at close range, it pierced the "Cumberland" with its iron ram causing it to sink.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyHis (Mr. Brownlow's) house, in Cumberland street, was more frequently visited by them than any other building in the town.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway Brownlow
British Dictionary definitions for Cumberland (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkʌmbələnd) /
(until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria
British Dictionary definitions for Cumberland (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkʌmbələnd) /
Richard. 1631–1718, English theologian and moral philosopher; bishop of Peterborough (1691–1718)
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, known as Butcher Cumberland. 1721–65, English soldier, younger son of George II, noted for his defeat of Charles Edward Stuart at Culloden (1746) and his subsequent ruthless destruction of Jacobite rebels
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