Cumberland

/ˈkʌmbərlən(d)/
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Other forms: Cumberlands

Definitions of Cumberland
  1. noun
    English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
    synonyms: Butcher Cumberland, Duke of Cumberland, William Augustus
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    example of:
    full general, general
    a general officer of the highest rank
  2. noun
    a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
    synonyms: Cumberland River
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    river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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