Cambridge

[ keym-brij ]

/ ˈkeɪm brɪdʒ /

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noun

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

a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

Cambridgeshire.

a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

a city in E Ohio.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Cambridge

pre-Cambridge, adjective

Words nearby Cambridge

Cambrian, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian Mountains, cambric, cambric tea, Cambridge, Cambridge blue, Cambridgeshire, Cambs, Cambyses, camcorder

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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 News
Now, 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 Magazine
He works at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
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Ron Rivest is a computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
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A 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|DAILY BEAST
In the early 1960s Cambridge University was a hotbed of cultural and social insurrection.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Throughout its 800-year history, Cambridge University has guarded jealously its absolute right to free speech.
To Stop ISIS, Britain Is Set to Stop Free Speech|Nico Hines|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
“Everywhere we find them we find them enormous,” he told a Cambridge University blog called The Naked Scientists.
Hunting for a Real-Life Hagrid|Nina Strochlic|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Herbert Marsh, professor of divinity in the university of Cambridge, England, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
This 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 Chaucer
Cambridge 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. Murphy
At Cambridge we were within easy reach of the scenes of the Protector's early life.
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He was a student at Cambridge and for several years was a farmer near Ely, being a tenant on the cathedral lands.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cambridge

Cambridge

/ (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ) /

noun

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

Cambridge

City in Massachusetts, near Boston.

notes for Cambridge

Location of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.