Westmorland
noun uk/ˈwest.məl.ənd/ us/ˈwest.mɔːr.lənd/
威斯特摩兰郡(位于英格兰西北部,1974年撤郡)
an area of northwestern England that was a county (= an area with its own local government) until 1974
Cumberland was combined with Westmorland in the 1970s to create the modern county of Cumbria. 1970年代,坎伯兰郡与韦斯特莫兰郡合并,形成了现在的坎布里亚。
The Hilton mine in Westmorland (now Cumbria) is famous for its amber. 威斯特摩兰(现在的坎布里亚)的希尔顿矿因其琥珀而闻名。
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- She grew up in Kendal, Westmorland.
- He bought his cattle in Westmorland, Lancashire and Yorkshire.
- Dent, with its narrow cobbled main street and its white buildings, was very like a Westmorland village.