Cambridgeshire

[ keym-brij-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈkeɪm brɪdʒˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

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noun

a county in E England. 1,316 sq. mi. (3,410 sq. km).

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Also called Cambridge.

Words nearby Cambridgeshire

Cambrian Mountains, cambric, cambric tea, Cambridge, Cambridge blue, Cambridgeshire, Cambs, Cambyses, camcorder, Camden, came

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How to use Cambridgeshire in a sentence

The rest of the family arrived in Britain a year later and they settled in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Body at Queen’s Sandringham Estate Identified as Alisa Dmitrijeva|Charlotte Edwardes|January 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Papworth Hospital, a cardiac specialty facility in Cambridgeshire, said the procedure was carried out “successfully.”
Prince Philip Hospitalized: Doctors Report Success in Clearing Blocked Artery|Tom Sykes|December 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Fellows, this is the man who has undone by force our lovely Rose Westel, the handsomest maid in Cambridgeshire.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer
She stood for a moment looking at the view, for a few steps will increase a view in Cambridgeshire.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster

We are going into Cambridgeshire this week, and are watching the weather with private views.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3)|George Eliot
Hickes has given us a bond of fellowship among the thanes of Cambridgeshire, containing several curious particulars.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
In 1848 he advocated the use of phosphate nodules in the "Greensand" beds of Cambridgeshire.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire

/ (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)

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