Relating to Cumbria, a county in northwestern England, or to the Cambrian geological period.
From Cumbria (or Cambria), the ancient Celtic kingdom and modern county in England. Can also refer to the Cambrian geological period, from Latin Cambria (Wales).
Cumbria has two meanings in science: one geographical (a modern English county) and one geological (the Cambrian period)—showing how the same root word can branch into completely different scientific fields.
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