Humberside

Humberside

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Humber
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English -side
English Humberside

    From Humber + -side.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhʌm.bə(ɹ)ˌsaɪd/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Proper noun

    Humberside

    1. (historical, from 1974 to 1996) A former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
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