Definitions for Cumberland
ˈkʌm bər ləndCum·ber·land

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, Butcher Cumberland(noun)

   English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

2. Cumberland, Cumberland River(noun)

   a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cumberland(ProperNoun)

   A maritime traditional county of England, bordered by Dumfries-shire, Roxburghshire, Northumberland, County Durham, Westmorland, Lancashire and the Irish Sea; part of Cumbria for administrative purposes.

2. Cumberland(ProperNoun)

   A city in Allegheny County, Maryland, USA. Cumberland, Maryland is the county seat of Allegheny County.

3. Cumberland(ProperNoun)

   A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Cumberland

   Cumberland is a historic county of North West England that had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. It bordered Northumberland to the east, County Durham to the southeast, Westmorland and Lancashire to the south, and Dumfriesshire in Scotland to the north. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms, along with Westmorland and parts of historic northern Lancashire, Cumbria.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Cumberland

   a county in N. of England, of mountain and dale, with good agricultural and pasture land, and a rich coal-field on the coast, as well as other minerals in the interior.

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1. Cumberland

   In MD Allegany county.

   Submitted by anonymous on September 3, 2019  

Etymology and Origins(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cumberland

   The land of the Cymri.

How to pronounce Cumberland?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cumberland in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cumberland in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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