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
Example Sentences
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Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce called ICE’s actions “bush-league policing” in an interview on Sunday, after federal agents mistakenly arrested a local corrections officer.
From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026
The party’s gravitational center sits in Cumberland and York counties: Greater Portland and the southern coastal strip.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
Liz is a celebrity, now working with a mysterious organization called the Cumberland Company.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
The last time a British prince was stripped of their “prince” title was during World War I, when the Duke of Cumberland backed his native Germany during the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
A terrible defeat, but not quite a complete one, for the left wing of the Army of the Cumberland had held firm under the command of a general named George Thomas.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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