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

Up until Monday morning, Cambridge and Bedford had both received only 2% of their average April rainfall.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

A patent application has been filed by Cambridge Enterprise, the University's innovation arm.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Cambridge Associates concluded afterward that the high-quality private-credit managers had spotted the warning signs early and avoided both situations, while banks, broadly syndicated loan funds and rating agencies did not.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

As well as growing up minutes apart, the pair both attended the same school before moving on to Cambridge University and have since worked together a couple of times.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Max Perutz, the physicist, moved to Cambridge University in 1937.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee