a region in NW England in Westmorland and Furness unitary authority, Cumbria, forming a peninsula between the Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay
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Fur•ness
(fûr′nis),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Horace Howard, 1833–1912, and his son Horace Howard, 1865–1930, U.S. Shakespearean scholars and editors.
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'Furness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ambleside
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- Barrow-in-Furness
- Coniston Water
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- Kendal
- Lancashire
- Penrith
- Rydal
- Ullswater
- Windermere
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