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

Before the verdict, Cambridge United head coach Neil Harris told BBC Radio 5 Live that the Saints head coach "should get a ban and a huge ban".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who promised to freeze rent during his campaign, is the most well-known in this category, and there have been wins for renter-candidates in cities like Cambridge, Mass., and Seattle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Cambridge University graduate took aim at tech industry culture, saying companies "run on a startup mindset: move fast, break things, fix them later."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

We learned that Darwin celebrated New Year’s Eve 1836 with a snowball fight in Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

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