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

Example Sentences

This time around, Bromley, MK Dons and Cambridge United have all had fantastic seasons in League Two, and Andy Woodman, Paul Warne and Neil Harris deserve so much credit.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

In September, a fundraising round had valued Quantinuum, formed in 2021 by the merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum, at $10 billion.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

At 22, Hassabis graduated from the University of Cambridge and founded the gaming company Elixir Studios.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, US, have used generative AI to identify novel antibiotic compounds that might be able to treat superbugs including gonorrhoea and conditions such as Parkinson's.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Five thousand miles away, in Cambridge, Watson and Crick could almost feel Pauling breathing down their necks.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee