Cambridge

American  

[kaym-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

Harrow and Bedford are among the few schools in India that follow an all-through Cambridge curriculum - a global education framework recognised at 10,000 schools worldwide - from primary through to A-levels.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He broke into a different office by mistake, setting off an alarm and alerting the Cambridge Police Department, who arrested him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The penalty comes a couple of months after Meta agreed to pay $18 billion to settle claims brought by 48 other states, including allegations tied to Cambridge Analytica.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Plants naturally give us visible information about their physiology in a number of ways—wilting, for example,” says Alexander Jones, a professor at the University of Cambridge who focuses on plant biology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

First, he independently confirmed Mendel’s work on plant hybrids in Cambridge.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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