northumberland
/nɔɹˈθʌm.bɚ.lənd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
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A unitary authority in Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
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An English dukedom.
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Etymology
From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Northumberlond, Norþhymbre
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɚ.lənd/
- British English: /nɔːˈθʌm.bə.lənd/