Granta

[ gran-tuh ]

noun
  1. Cam.

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How to use Granta in a sentence

  • Ernest Carr had edited Granta so ably that he was invited to join the staff of the Times.

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  • The name Granta is usually appropriated to the eastern stream, that of Cam to the western.

  • But the river's older name, which it preserves above the town, is the Granta, and Bede calls the town itself Grantacester.

  • My visits were usually referred to in the Granta, and a considerable amount of chaff was indulged in at my expense.

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  • Long o'er thy loss shall grateful Granta mourn, And bid her sons revere thy favour'd urn.

British Dictionary definitions for Granta

Granta

/ (ˈɡræntə, ˈɡrɑːntə) /


noun
  1. the original name, still in use locally, for the River Cam

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