Cambridgeshire

American  

[keym-brij-sheer, -sher] / ˈkeɪm brɪdʒˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

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

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Cambridgeshire British  

/ -ʃə, ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Development director Nikki Digiovanni said the grant was a "game changer" for Remo, based in March, Cambridgeshire, which was set up about 20 years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Thirty participants were recruited through the University of Cambridge and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Fen Cottage at Wicken Fen, in Cambridgeshire, was built in roughly 1700 and is one of the last surviving homes of the ancient fen dwellers.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Emma Ormond-Bones, National Trust general manager for north Cambridgeshire, said the team was "delighted".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Sir Thomas has also printed, at his own press at Middle Hill, those of Wiltshire, 1623; Somersetshire, 1623; and Cambridgeshire, 1619.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony