Cambridge

American  

[keym-brij] / ˈkeɪm brɪdʒ /

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.

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Cambridge British  

/ 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)

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Cambridge Cultural  

1. City in Massachusetts, near Boston.

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Location of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Other Word Forms

• pre-Cambridge
  adjective

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Cambridge

The company had production sites in Cambridge, Mass., in the past, but doesn’t have any fully-owned plant in the U.S. currently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It will be used to create a school of government in Cambridge named after him with the aim of training leaders of the future.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

While a Cambridge University historian, Dr. Eamonn O'Keeffe discovered what he believes is the only surviving copy of Byfield's History and Conversion of a British Soldier.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Suno, based in Cambridge, Mass., allows users to enter text prompts to generate songs from descriptors, like genres, types of instruments and moods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Caroline seemed intrigued by the idea through the entire length of tea in the cushioned, flower-wallpapered calm of their grandmother’s Cambridge parlor.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern