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Cumberland

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A historic county in northwest England, now largely part of Cumbria.

"Cumberland was famous for its rugged Lake District scenery."

How to Use Cumberland

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In plain EnglishA place name — a former English county, now folded into Cumbria, and also used as a surname and various place names abroad.

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_____ was famous for its rugged Lake District scenery.

From Old English Cumberland, meaning roughly "land of the Cumbrians" (Britons).

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