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

Northumbria University said it had proposed cutting two joint degrees from next September - business with Spanish, and business with French.

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Officers shot the animal at the scene to protect the public, Northumbria Police said.

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Northumbria Police said Hoganson was wanted for breaching his licence conditions.

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A man in his 50s and two men in their 30s have been arrested on suspicion of two counts of manslaughter and the production of cannabis, Northumbria Police said.

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Formal identification of both of those who died is yet to take place, Northumbria Police said.

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