Cumberland
Americannoun
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a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria.
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a town in N Rhode Island.
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a city in NW Maryland, on the Potomac River.
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a river flowing W from SE Kentucky through N Tennessee into the Ohio River. 687 miles (1,106 km) long.
noun
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Richard. 1631–1718, English theologian and moral philosopher; bishop of Peterborough (1691–1718)
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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
noun
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Still, their top-secret, multiday bash on Cumberland Island, Ga., was a sizable undertaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Tiny rural Piscataquis County got four delegates, whereas Cumberland, which includes Portland, had 149.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Cumbria is an area well known for the Lake District, author Beatrix Potter and of course Cumberland sausages.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Cory MacNeill, a geologist from Cumberland, explains that while deep geothermal drilling was not practical in the area, the existing mine water offered a more accessible solution.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
The next day, we boarded the train in Cumberland and rode up a mountain to Frostburg and back.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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