Peterborough

American  

[pee-ter-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh] / ˈpi tərˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ, -bər ə /

noun

1. a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.

2. a city in SE Ontario, in SE Canada.

3. Soke of a former administrative division in Cambridgeshire, in central England. 84 sq. mi. (218 sq. km).

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Peterborough British  

/ -brə, ˈpiːtəbərə /

noun

1. a city in central England, in Peterborough unitary authority, N Cambridgeshire on the River Nene: industrial centre; under development as a new town since 1968. Pop: 136 292 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in central England, in Cambridgeshire. Pop: 158 800 (2003 est). Area: 402 sq km (155 sq miles)

3. a former administrative unit of E central England, generally considered part of Northamptonshire or Huntingdonshire: absorbed into Cambridgeshire in 1974

4. a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario: manufacturing centre. Pop: 73 303 (2001)

5. a traditional type of wooden canoe formerly made in Peterborough, SE Ontario

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Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Starting at Northampton, Toney moved to Newcastle but was sent out on six different loan spells before joining Peterborough.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The first came in 2017 during an artist’s residency at MacDowell in Peterborough, N.H.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

At the sentencing hearing at Peterborough Crown Court, Judge Matthew Lowe said: "Securing the crane unit would have been the work of moments."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The combined efforts of the Sheriff, the Archdeacon of Nottingham and the Abbot of Peterborough would appear to have succeeded.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen