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Northumbria
North·um·bri·a
[
nawr thúmbree ə
]
ancient region in northeastern England. It was one of the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England between the 7th and 10th centuries.
North·um·bri·an
adjective, noun
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