Camden

American  

[kam-duhn] / ˈkæm dən /

noun

1. a borough of Greater London, England.

2. a port in SW New Jersey, on the Delaware River opposite Philadelphia.

3. a city in SW Arkansas.

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Camden ¹ British  

/ ˈkæmdən /

noun

1. a borough of N Greater London. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 21 sq km (8 sq miles)

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Camden ² British  

/ ˈkæmdən /

noun

1. William. 1551–1623, English antiquary and historian; author of Britannia (1586)

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Example Sentences

Camden is thought to be one of the first boroughs in the UK to offer this type of pregnancy grant, although a national scheme called Sure Start also offers a £500 payment to low-income parents.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“This is the first time I’ve spoken about it to anybody,” she says, sitting at a table in Goodfare, a restaurant in London’s Camden, on a frigid morning in early January.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The Metropolitan Police said a 72-year-old man was arrested at an address in Camden, north London, on Monday and taken to a police station for interview.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The statement added that the families were seeking full accountability, initially through the civil case and for Camden Council to investigate Bright Horizons as a corporate entity.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

As they moved slowly North, through Camden, Dover, Smyrna, Blackbird, she became aware of the heavy brooding silence that hung over them.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry