Cambridge
a city in Cambridgeshire, in E England: famous university founded in 12th century.
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
a city in E Ohio.
Other words from Cambridge
- pre-Cambridge, adjective
Words Nearby Cambridge
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How to use Cambridge in a sentence
That’s the good news, says Peter Fretwell, a geographer at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, England.
Penguin poop spotted from space ups the tally of emperor penguin colonies | Carolyn Gramling | August 4, 2020 | Science NewsNow, in a paper posted online on July 7, Thomas Bloom of Cambridge and Olof Sisask of Stockholm University have proved the conjecture when it comes to evenly spaced triples, like 5, 7 and 9.
Landmark Math Proof Clears Hurdle in Top Erdős Conjecture | Erica Klarreich | August 3, 2020 | Quanta MagazineHe works at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Shape-shifting cuts give shoes a better grip | Carolyn Wilke | July 14, 2020 | Science News For StudentsRon Rivest is a computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Tackling the novel coronavirus calls for novel ideas | Kathiann Kowalski | May 7, 2020 | Science News For StudentsA fluid dynamicist, Bourouiba works at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Six foot social-distancing will not always be enough for COVID-19 | Tina Hesman Saey | April 23, 2020 | Science News For Students
She is the author of Dirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime and Terrorism (Cambridge University Press).
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism | Louise I. Shelley | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the early 1960s Cambridge University was a hotbed of cultural and social insurrection.
Throughout its 800-year history, Cambridge University has guarded jealously its absolute right to free speech.
So I started going into Cambridge two or three times a week and I would just buy all these books.
James Patterson Goes Full ‘Fahrenheit 451’ With Burning Book Video | William O’Connor | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Everywhere we find them we find them enormous,” he told a Cambridge University blog called The Naked Scientists.
Herbert Marsh, professor of divinity in the university of Cambridge, England, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThis is still the attitude of one who receives a degree at Cambridge from the Vice-chancellor.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerCambridge is rich in traditions, as any university might be that numbered Oliver Cromwell among its students.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyAt Cambridge we were within easy reach of the scenes of the Protector's early life.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyHe was a student at Cambridge and for several years was a farmer near Ely, being a tenant on the cathedral lands.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for Cambridge
/ (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ) /
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): Medieval Latin name: Cantabrigia
short for Cambridgeshire
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)
Other words from Cambridge
- Related adjective: Cantabrigian
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Cultural definitions for Cambridge
City in Massachusetts, near Boston.
Notes for Cambridge
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