CUMBERLAND


Meaning of CUMBERLAND in English

I . Cumberland

a former county in north-west England. In 1974 it was joined with Westmorland and part of Lancashire (1) to form Cumbria .

II . the Duke of Cumberland

(1721–65)

an English general, the second son of King George II . He defeated the Scottish army at the Battle of Culloden and then treated them so severely that he was given the nickname ‘Butcher Cumberland’.

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