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Meaning of CUMBRIAN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cum"bri*an\ (k?m"br?-a]/>n), a.
Pertaining to Cumberland, England, or to a system of rocks
found there.
{Cumbrian system} (Geol.), the slate or graywacke system of
   rocks, now included in the Cambrian or Silurian system; --
   so called because most prominent at Cumberland.
 
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