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Humberside

/ˈhʌm.bə(ɹ)ˌsaɪd/ · name

Meaning

  1. 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.

Etymology / origin

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.

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