Cumberland

geographical name

Cum·​ber·​land ˈkəm-bər-lənd How to pronounce Cumberland (audio)
1
river 687 miles (1106 kilometers) long in southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee flowing west into the Ohio River
2
city on the Potomac River in northwestern Maryland population 20,859
3
town in northeastern Rhode Island in an area that was originally part of Massachusetts population 33,506
4
former county of northwestern England; capital Carlisle see cumbria

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“Cumberland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cumberland. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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