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Cambridge

[keym-brij]

noun

  1. a city in Cambridgeshire, in E England: famous university founded in 12th century.

  2. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

  3. Cambridgeshire.

  4. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

  5. a city in E Ohio.



Cambridge

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. Medieval Latin name: Cantabrigia.a city in E England, administrative centre of Cambridgeshire, on the River Cam: centred around the university, founded in the 12th century: electronics, biotechnology. Pop: 117 717 (2001)

  2. short for Cambridgeshire

  3. a city in the US, in E Massachusetts: educational centre, with Harvard University (1636) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pop: 101 587 (2003 est)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cambridge

  1. City in Massachusetts, near Boston.

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Location of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Other Word Forms

  • pre-Cambridge adjective
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A report from the University of Cambridge's Minderoo Centre said the apps were a "gold mine" for consumer profiling and collecting information.

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The studio behind it, Frontier Developments in Cambridge, also revealed a launch date in October across consoles and PC.

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There is anger that a multi-billion pound project to build a railway line between Oxford and Cambridge has been classed as an England and Wales project.

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Ms Rose died at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge from her traumatic head injuries.

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This interview has been compiled, and edited for length, from Macfarlane’s written responses to initial questions, followed by a video conversation between Salon’s correspondent in Toronto, and the author's home in Cambridge, England.

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