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

Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Antwerp set out to understand how this rapid burst of evolution was possible.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Anthropic left a web repository unsecured, and a University of Cambridge researcher found an unpublished blog post about a new AI model that was particularly good at conducting cyberattacks.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In his comments Monday to students in Cambridge, Mass., Powell said the standard playbook calls for the Fed to “look through” an oil-price shock because it won’t last long.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Mr. Clark, an Australian, is a professor of modern European history at Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

On April 7, 1971, Daniel and Patricia Ellsberg celebrated Dan’s fortieth birthday with friends at their Cambridge apartment.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin