Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the early medieval British principality or kingdom of Cumbria or Strathclyde, or to Cumberland, a northern county of England, which constituted a part of it.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to Cumberland, England, or to a system of rocks found there.
  • adjective (Geol.) the slate or graywacke system of rocks, now included in the Cambrian or Silurian system; -- so called because most prominent at Cumberland.

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Examples

  • It costs £350-£430, booked through Cumbrian Cottages (01228 cumbrian-cottages. co.uk), which charges £15 extra for the dog.

    Top stories from Times Online 2010

  • Book up to three weeks before you go, and Cumbrian Cottages (cumbrian-cottages. co.uk), along with its sister agencies Yorkshire Cottages and Scottish Cottages, will give you 15 per cent off hundreds of self-catering properties in Scotland and the north.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • O Dear, stop being small minded, im not cumbrian, never have been never will, all i can say is thank god my mother talked me out of talking with thick sounding mara twang.

    Whitehaven News headlines 2010

  • For more about the business, contact David on 07593 738 088 or email cumbrian miniatures@gmail.com

    News round-up 2010

  • Our five cumbrian MPs claimed £750,000 in expenses last year.

    News round-up 2009

  • Crime reporter SUZANNE MURPHY investigates what it will mean for South cumbrian drinkers

    Evening Mail news round-up 2009

  • Crime reporter SUZANNE MURPHY investigates what it will mean for South cumbrian drinkers

    Evening Mail news round-up 2009

  • Crime reporter SUZANNE MURPHY investigates what it will mean for South cumbrian drinkers

    Evening Mail news round-up 2009

  • "A cumbrian man has been awarded" NOT WON Iam sure Mr Riley does not fell like a winner with what has happened to him, and I can speak from experience as I had a slimilar thing happen to me although not so severe, he was lucky he could identify the food that nearly killed him, the problem is there is so much food served out in this country and abroad that you would not feed a dog with it and nobody gives a dam, so could you please alter your heading

    News round-up 2009

  • n RIP to all those people who lost their lives today in cumbrian shooting and thoughts to their families

    Whitehaven News headlines 2010

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