Cumberland

/ˈkʊm.bə.lənd/name
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1

A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.

2

A unitary authority in Cumbria, England, created on 1 April 2023, replacing Allerdale borough and Copeland borough, and the city of Carlisle district, with basically the same area as the old county of Cumberland.

3

A city, the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland, United States.

4

A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

5

A census-designated place, the county seat of Cumberland County, Virginia, United States.

6

A river in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States, a tributary to the Ohio River.

7

A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

8

A local government area in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Cumberland City Council.

9

A surname.

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