Cumberland

[ kuhm-ber-luh nd ]

/ ˈkʌm bər lənd /

noun

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 (1106 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for cumberland

The journey began well, as Washington managed to collect some rent from war-ravaged tenants in Cumberland.

Washington’s Wheeler-Dealer Patriotism |William O’Connor |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Separated from Frederick for 13 years, George II clearly favoured his second son, William, Duke of Cumberland.

How To Be a King, Circa 1749 |Tom Sykes |February 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
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 |DAILY BEAST
The climate of Cumberland does not overpower one—the air is of a quality that urges you on to think and do.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5 (of 14) |Elbert Hubbard

The name of Bledsoe is distinguished among the pioneers of the Cumberland Valley.

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 |Various
The cottages in this part of Cumberland partake of the rudeness which characterises those of Scotland.

Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated |Sir Walter Scott
There was no further danger of the Army of the Cumberland being starved out of Chattanooga.

Recollections of the Civil War |Charles A. Dana
Do you think of perching in Cumberland, as you opined when I was in the metropolis?

Life of Lord Byron, Vol. II |Thomas Moore

British Dictionary definitions for cumberland (1 of 2)

Cumberland ¹

/ (ˈkʌmbələnd) /

noun

(until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria

British Dictionary definitions for cumberland (2 of 2)

Cumberland ²

/ (ˈkʌmbələnd) /

noun

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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