What is another word for Northumbrian?

Pronunciation: [nɔːθˈʌmbɹi͡ən] (IPA)

Northumbrian is a term that refers to the people or things associated with Northumberland, a historic county in the northeast of England. There are several synonyms for this term, including Northumbrianic, Northumbrianish, Northumbrianese, and Northumbrianian. These terms can be used interchangeably with Northumbrian to describe the culture, language, traditions, and customs of the people of Northumberland. Northumbrianic is perhaps the most commonly used synonym, as it is easy to add the suffix -ic to the end of the word Northumbrian. Other synonyms such as Northumbrianish and Northumbrianian may be less familiar to some, but are still valid alternatives to the term Northumbrian.

What are the hypernyms for Northumbrian?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    English Person, northerner, country dweller, British Person, Person from the North of England, Person from the United Kingdom.

Usage examples for Northumbrian

This personage is there supposed to have been one of the Haggerstons of Haggerston, a Northumbrian family, who, according to the fate of war, were sometimes subjects of Scotland.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
Then came Alnwick, originally owned by the De Vescis, and purchased from them about 1309; Warkworth; Prudhoe-on-Tyne, one of the most picturesque of Northumbrian fortresses; Cockermouth; and Keeldar, in the Cheviots.
"In the Border Country"
W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett
He had neither the patience nor the speculative courage of the Northumbrian engraver, and money had, not without great difficulty and delay, been found to pay him for his share-which had hitherto been a share only of loss.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann

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