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  • proper noun A maritime traditional county of England, bordered by Dumfries-shire, Roxburghshire, Northumberland, County Durham, Westmorland, Lancashire and the Irish Sea; part of Cumbria for administrative purposes.
  • proper noun A city in Allegheny County, Maryland, USA. Cumberland, Maryland is the county seat of Allegheny County.
  • proper noun A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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Examples

  • CUMBERLAND, MD - A Cumberland man made a startling discovery when he was doing some work around his home Monday morning.

    Your4state.com News Feed 2009

  • CUMBERLAND - A Maryland Forest Service official says that despite high winds, a smoldering brush fire remains under control after burning about 76 acres on Wills Mountain near Cumberland.

    unknown title 2009

  • A CUMBERLAND BEAUTY: A correspondent of The Philadelphia Telegraph thus describes a newly discovered Keswick beauty: "Keswick, in Cumberland, can boast of one charming possession in the shape of the prettiest woman in England.

    Whitehaven News headlines 2009

  • A CUMBERLAND BEAUTY: A correspondent of The Philadelphia Telegraph thus describes a newly discovered Keswick beauty: "Keswick, in Cumberland, can boast of one charming possession in the shape of the prettiest woman in England.

    Whitehaven News headlines 2009

  • And the lake of Ulswater, in Cumberland, is the site of

    Note: Cumberland 2002

  • Trindle Spring Run, not unlike Letort Spring Run or Big Spring Creek also located in Cumberland Valley, is a low gradient, fertile, limestone spring stream.

    On May 26 and 27, 2009, Trindle Spring Run (locally known as Silver Spring Run), located in a highly urbanized portion of Cumber 2009

  • Prosecutors in Cumberland continue to present testimony in the first-degree murder trial of a former Frostburg State University student charged in the shotgun slaying of a student athlete and the wounding of another.

    Trial in Md. school killing continues Washington Post Editors 2010

  • A former Frostburg State University student is headed for trial in Cumberland on a first-degree murder charge.

    Murder trial in Md. school shooting Washington Post Editors 2010

  • He was responsible for winning the first Union victory of the war in Cumberland, Tennessee and soon found himself as being the leader of the entire Union Army.

    Five People Born on April 27 | myFiveBest 2010

  • Lake Cumberland is the houseboat capitol of the world.

    Five Best Vacation Spots for You and the Kids | myFiveBest 2009

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