Northumbrian
[nɔ:'θʌmbriәn]
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.
Editor: Lucius
Examples
- Placed on board of the _Northumbrian_, it was driven at the rate of thirty-six miles an hour by Stephenson to Eccles. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- George Stephenson drove the first engine, the Northumbrian, and was followed by seven other locomotives and trains, carrying about 600 passengers. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Edited by Hattie