Bernicia

American  

[ber-nish-ee-uh, -nish-uh] / bərˈnɪʃ i ə, -ˈnɪʃ ə /

noun

1. a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.

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Example Sentences

As recently as 2016, a new estate of 40 houses, Bernicia Way, was completed with a legal condition they could only be used as second homes or holiday lets.

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A spokesman for Bernicia Homes said: "We investigated and determined that whilst accurate information had been given to Orbis Protect about the property they had been asked to clear, they had accessed and cleared the wrong flat."

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"We've hit brick walls every time we've tried to get something sorted, Bernicia promised to stand by him and that the items would be replaced, but they also asked for receipts. How on earth does he have them, when all his possessions are gone?"

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Bernicia said it had paid £700 to Mr Dodds to help with "living expenses", it also said it had agreed to re-house Mr Dodds "as a priority".

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Bernicia Homes has apologised for "the devastating impact" the error had caused Mr Dodds.

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