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Meaning of "Northumbrian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NORTHUMBRIAN

Northumbrian  [nɔːˈθʌmbrɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NORTHUMBRIAN

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Northumbrian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NORTHUMBRIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Northumbrian

Northumbria

Banner Location of Northumbria in 800 Capital Northern: Bamburgh Southern: York Languages Old English, Cumbric, Latin Government Monarchy King of Northumbria - 654–670 Oswiu - died 954 Eric Bloodaxe History - Established 653 - South is annexed by the Danelaw 876 - South is conquered by Norse warriors 914 - Annexed by Wessex 954 Currency Sceat Today part of United Kingdom Northern England Lothian and Borders Northumbria was a medieval Anglian kingdom, in what is now northern England and south-east Scotland, becoming subsequently an earldom in a unified English kingdom. The name reflects the approximate southern limit to the kingdom's territory, the Humber estuary. Northumbria was formed by Æthelfrith in central Great Britain in Anglo-Saxon times. At the beginning of the 7th century the two kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira were unified..

Definition of Northumbrian in the English dictionary

The first definition of Northumbrian in the dictionary is of or relating to the English county of Northumberland, its inhabitants, or their dialect of English. Other definition of Northumbrian is of or relating to ancient Northumbria, its inhabitants, or their dialect. Northumbrian is also the dialect of Modern English spoken in Northumberland.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NORTHUMBRIAN


Adrian
ˈeɪdrɪən
Austrian
ˈɒstrɪən
Bulgarian
bʌlˈɡɛərɪən
Calabrian
kəˈlæbrɪən
Cambrian
ˈkæmbrɪən
Cantabrian
kænˈteɪbrɪən
Cimbrian
ˈsɪmbrɪən
Cumbrian
ˈkʌmbrɪən
historian
hɪˈstɔːrɪən
humanitarian
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən
Hungarian
hʌŋˈɡɛərɪən
librarian
laɪˈbrɛərɪən
Marian
ˈmɛərɪən
Nigerian
naɪˈdʒɪərɪən
Osco-Umbrian
ˌɒskəʊˈʌmbrɪən
Precambrian
priːˈkæmbrɪən
Syrian
ˈsɪrɪən
Umbrian
ˈʌmbrɪən
vegetarian
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪən
Victorian
vɪkˈtɔːrɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NORTHUMBRIAN

Northland
Northlander
Northman
Northmen
northmost
Northumb
Northumberland
Northumbria
northward
northwardly
northwards
northwest
northwest by north
northwest by west
Northwest Passage
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territory

WORDS THAT END LIKE NORTHUMBRIAN

Algerian
Arian
Assyrian
barbarian
Bavarian
Brian
Dorian
durian
equestrian
Gregorian
Liberian
libertarian
pedestrian
presbyterian
sectarian
Siberian
Silurian
the Cambrian
the Precambrian
veterinarian

Synonyms and antonyms of Northumbrian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Northumbrian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NORTHUMBRIAN

Find out the translation of Northumbrian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Northumbrian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Northumbrian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诺森伯兰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Northumbrian
570 millions of speakers

English

Northumbrian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाथब्रियन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Northumbrian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Нортумбрии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Northumbrian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নর্থাম্ব্রি়াপ্রদেশীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Northumbrian
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Northumbrian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

northumbrian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ノーサンブリア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노섬 브리아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Northumbrian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Northumbrian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Northumbrian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नॉर्थम्ब्रियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Northumbrian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

del Northumberland
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Northumbrian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Нортумбрії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Northumbria
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Northumbrian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Northumbriese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Northumbrian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Northumbria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Northumbrian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTHUMBRIAN»

The term «Northumbrian» is normally little used and occupies the 117.040 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTHUMBRIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Northumbrian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORTHUMBRIAN»

Discover the use of Northumbrian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Northumbrian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Northumbrian and Border Folk Songs
A unique collection of traditional Northumbrian music arranged for fingerstyle guitar.
Bill Brennan, 2011
2
A letter to ... the Duke of Northumberland on the ancient ...
Nor is the diminutive size of the Northumbrian small pipe to be taken as bearing strongly against this supposition; as I shall try to demonstrate in another page of this address. But, before touching this point, it seems preferable, after briefly ...
Thomas DOUBLEDAY, 1857
3
The Northumbrian Minstrel: A Choice Selection of Songs. [|.]
A Choice Selection of Songs. [|.] I eortimmbrian MINSTEEL: CHOICE SELECTION OF SONGS.
‎1811
4
Old Northumbrian Verbal Morphosyntax and the (Northern) ...
2.1 Old Northumbrian textual sources The only substantial Old Northumbrian texts passed down to us are interlinear glosses to Latin manuscripts dating back to the second half of the tenth-century. These include those of the Lindisfarne ...
Marcelle Cole, 2014
5
Does Old Northumbrian exist? Northem Varieties of Old ...
Northumbrian”, while Ruois believed to have been written in a more southerly variety (traditionally called “South Northumbrian”).o However, given the fact that the exact provenance of the scribes cannot be determined with accuracy, it seems ...
Julia M.ª FERNÁNDEZ CUESTA, 2014
6
The Pricke of Conscience (Stimulus Conscientiæ). A ...
Mr Marsh in his new volume on the English language produces passages from the Northumbrian Psalms, along with many extracts from southern writers, as illustrating the progress of our language in the latter part of the xiiith century, while in ...
Richard Rolle (of Hampole), Richard Morris, 1863
7
Northumbrian Poems
I have entered the house and seen no-one, Through the window the beauty and swell of The sea, nearer still the Northumbrian hills, And I heard your steps in a distant room. Whose are those voices singing in the church, Echoing in the tower  ...
Simon Overton
8
The Language of the Northumbrian Gloss to the Gospel of St. ...
The study is hased upon the text of Skeat, The Gospel according to Saint Matthew in Anglo-Saxon, Northumbrian, and Old Mercian Versions, Cambridge, 1887; and upon Cook's Glossary of the Old Northumbrian Gospels, Halle, 1 894. Where ...
Emily Howard Foley, 1903
9
Northumbrian saints; or, Chapters from the early history of ...
Edgar Charles S. Gibson (bp. of Gloucester.) re-kindled at length owing to the genius and energy of the great Alfred. " When I came to the throne," he writes, " I cannot remember a single priest south of the Humber who could explain his ...
Edgar Charles S. Gibson (bp. of Gloucester.), 1884
10
The Language of the Northumbrian Gloss to the Gospel of St. Luke
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Margaret Dutton Kellum, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORTHUMBRIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Northumbrian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vattenfall Confirms 2017 Operation For Northumbrian Wind Farm
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has confirmed Ray Wind Farm is planned to begin operations in early 2017. Vattenfall confirmed that the ... «CleanTechnica, Jul 15»
2
Take a Tasty Trail to north Northumberland and you'll find Sunnyhills …
Northumbrian-bred lamb, beef and pork is all sold in the butchery department along with game in season and home-made sausages, including ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
3
Supersewer feeds a jobs merry-go-round
For instance, Paul Rew, a former PwC partner who led its sustainability and climate change assurance business and is also a non-exec director of Northumbrian ... «Private Eye, Jul 15»
4
Northumberland ambassadors help to boost tourism
Participants can choose to learn from a range of course subjects including media, customer service and even cooking the Northumbrian way, ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Bureau launches recruitment drive for new volunteers
A volunteer recruitment drive has been launched by Northumbrian Citizens Advice Bureau as demands on the service surge. But managers ... «Berwick Today, Jul 15»
6
New nature trail launched in Teesdale
The five-year project, which is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Northumbrian Water, was officially launched at the Bowlees Visitor ... «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jul 15»
7
Retroflo set for recruitment drive
This led to the firm winning contracts with companies such as Northumbrian Water, Persimmon Homes, Lumsden and Carroll and Seymour ... «BQ Live, Jul 15»
8
DEVELOPMENT: Flows must be reviewed
I am sure that most people with an interest in flooding in Morpeth will be aware that Northumbrian Water has stated that the sewers in Morpeth ... «Morpeth Herald, Jul 15»
9
Traffic chaos on Gosforth High Street predicted as major works set to …
The ongoing £66m Northumbrian Water mains cleaning programme will ... needed to be done but suggested Northumbrian Water put it back. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
10
Celebrating our unsung heroes
A prize honouring the fund-raising efforts of individuals or groups is being sponsored by Northumbrian Water, as part of a special celebration of ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Northumbrian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/northumbrian>. May 2024 ».
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