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

A council-run pre‑loved school uniform shop in Peterborough is calling for more donations because of a significant rise in demand, organisers say.

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According to Peterborough City Council, which runs the initiative, the weeks leading up to Christmas were particularly busy, with 375 visitors during the busiest week in December.

From BBC

The shop stocks a range of school clothing, including shirts, trousers, skirts, ties and tights, and is a collaboration between the council, the Peterborough Youth Council, the city's Youth MP Danielle Daboh, and the Co‑op.

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The school takes in pupils from seven different local authority areas: North Northamptonshire, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex.

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The mother - a stray Shiba Inu now named Fern - was seen wandering for several weeks near Peterborough in November, before local residents finally managed to catch her.

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