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sunderland
/ˈsʌndɚlənd/
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What does sunderland mean?
proper noun
- A city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear.
- A hamlet in Blindcrake parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY1735).
- A small coastal village in Overton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4256).
More meanings (6)
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland.
- A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named after Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland.
- A neighbourhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.
- A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
- A community in Brock township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsʌndɚlənd/
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I took leave of my Lady Sunderland, who was going to Paris to my Lord, now Ambassador there.
However, the Nautilus, turning, went round the submerged vessel, and in one instant I read on the stern—“The Florida, Sunderland.”
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Not long after the death of this daughter the Mowbrays removed to Hendon, Sunderland, and here a sixth child was born.
He was welcomed by many families and spent an agreeable month, afterwards visiting Sunderland, still supporting himself by his violin playing.
That part of the report of the Committee of Secrecy which related to the Earl of Sunderland was next taken into consideration.