Northumbria

[nawr-thuhm-bree-uh]

noun

1. an early English kingdom extending N from the Humber to the Firth of Forth.

Northumbria

/ nɔːˈθʌmbrɪə /

noun

1. (in Anglo-Saxon Britain) a region that stretched from the Humber to the Firth of Forth: formed in the 7th century _ad , it became an important intellectual centre; a separate kingdom until 876 _ad

2. an area of NE England roughly corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon region of Northumbria

Example Sentences

Jane reported it to Northumbria Police who confirmed the callers were scammers, after which Jane revealed the whole nightmare to detectives.

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She was living in Durham while studying at the University of Northumbria and believes the eviction was partly due to complaints about the property's condition.

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The Northumbria force said the case had been dropped due to "evidential difficulties" but inquiries into criminal damage outside the premises were ongoing.

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Northumbria University contributed through a UK consortium that designed cameras for the telescope's Visible Broadband Imager, building on the institution's strong background in solar research.

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He also sits on the Northumbria Police and Crime Panel.

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