Northumbria

专有名词
/nɔːˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/    /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria. historical
  2. A vaguely defined geographic area of England, often synonymous with North East England. informal

词源

A Latinised form of Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, a variant of Norþanhymbre (“Northumbria; Northumbrians”). Equivalent to North + (of the River) Humber.
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