Cambridge

[keym-brij]

noun

1. a city in Cambridgeshire, in E England: famous university founded in 12th century.

2. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

3. Cambridgeshire.

4. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

5. a city in E Ohio.

Cambridge

/ ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ /

noun

1. Medieval Latin name: Cantabrigia. a city in E England, administrative centre of Cambridgeshire, on the River Cam: centred around the university, founded in the 12th century: electronics, biotechnology. Pop: 117 717 (2001)

2. short for Cambridgeshire

3. a city in the US, in E Massachusetts: educational centre, with Harvard University (1636) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pop: 101 587 (2003 est)

Cambridge

1. City in Massachusetts, near Boston.

Location of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Other Word Forms

• pre-Cambridge adjective

Example Sentences

A 2023 study from the University of Cambridge found that American adolescents who spent more time reading for pleasure when they were younger had fewer mental-health problems and scored higher on cognitive assessments.

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The discovery, announced last month, was the result of a joint mission between Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the New Kingdom Research Foundation, a group affiliated with Cambridge University in the U.K.

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It is joined in the top 10 by Cambridge, which has risen to joint third from fifth place in last year's edition, and Imperial College London, which is in eighth.

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"To put it mildly, it was a surprise of my life," said Professor John Clarke, who was born in Cambridge, UK and now works at the University of California in Berkeley.

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"I adored my very handsome father," she said, "who got a first at Cambridge, and also played rugger for both Cambridge and the army."

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