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    CUMBRIA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A county of northwestern Englandplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)

    Meronyms (parts of "Cumbria"):

    Lake District; Lakeland (a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain)

    Holonyms ("Cumbria" is a part of...):

    England (a division of the United Kingdom)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Penninesplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

    Holonyms ("Cumbria" is a part of...):

    England (a division of the United Kingdom)

    Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

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