Cumbrian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Their rich, sheltered microclimates are home to mosses, lichens, fungi and ferns, with some species rarely found outside the remaining fragments of Cumbrian woodland.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Baty, who runs private dining business The Wandering Cumbrian, took on 31 ambitious professionals from a variety of backgrounds and locations in the televised section of the competition.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Hannah says other small details - like black and white Cumbrian signposts - were also pleasing to see.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
Police are also using forensics to track stolen sheep, while Cumbrian sheep and beef farmer Pip Simpson has trialled coded microdots on the sheep's fleece to brand his sheep.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
An enthusiastic Cumbrian, named Thomas Bell, residing at Goose Well, near Threlkeld, took up the challenge, not for himself, but with the understanding that he should produce a man at the appointed time and place.
From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Gilpin, Sidney
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