Meaning of "Cambridge" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge  [ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAMBRIDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cambridge

The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia, on the River Cam, about 50 miles north of London. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867. This makes Cambridge the second largest city in Cambridgeshire after Peterborough, and the 54th largest in the United Kingdom. There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area during the Bronze Age and Roman times; under Viking rule Cambridge became an important trading centre. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although city status was not conferred until 1951. Cambridge is most widely known as the home of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one of the top five universities in the world. The university includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower.

Definition of Cambridge in the English dictionary

The definition of Cambridge in the dictionary is 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 Medieval Latin name: Cantabrigia. Other definition of Cambridge is a city in the US, in E Massachusetts: educational centre, with Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pop: 101 587.

TRANSLATION OF CAMBRIDGE

Find out the translation of Cambridge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Cambridge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cambridge» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 剑桥
• Translator English - Spanish: Cambridge
• English: Cambridge
• Translator English - Hindi: कैम्ब्रिज
• Translator English - Arabic: كامبريدج
• Translator English - Russian: Cambridge
• Translator English - Portuguese: Cambridge
• Translator English - Bengali: কেমব্রি
• Translator English - French: Cambridge
• Translator English - Malay: Cambridge
• Translator English - German: Cambridge
• Translator English - Japanese: ケンブリッジ
• Translator English - Korean: 캠브리지
• Translator English - Javanese: Cambridge
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Cambridge
• Translator English - Tamil: கேம்பிரிட்ஜ்
• Translator English - Marathi: केंब्रिज
• Translator English - Turkish: Cambridge
• Translator English - Italian: Cambridge
• Translator English - Polish: Cambridge
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Cambridge
• Translator English - Romanian: Cambridge
• Translator English - Greek: Cambridge
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Cambridge
• Translator English - Swedish: Cambridge
• Translator English - Norwegian: Cambridge

10 QUOTES WITH «CAMBRIDGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Cambridge.

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Peter Ackroyd

I just wanted to be an ordinary, middle-class person. When I was at Cambridge, I made great efforts to lose the last remnants of my Cockney accent.

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Peter Ackroyd

I enjoyed reading and learning at school, and at university I enjoyed extending my reading and learning. Once I left Cambridge, I went to Yale as a fellow. I spent two years there. After that, George Gale made me literary editor of 'The Spectator.'

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Syd Barrett

Living in Cambridge, with nature and everything, it's so clean.

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Ann Beattie

When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in Cambridge and took photography classes. I didn't even know how to aim the camera in those days.

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Sydney Brenner

He told me that Francis Crick and Jim Watson had solved the structure of DNA, so we decided to go across to Cambridge to see it. This was in April of 1953.

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Anne Campbell

Quite a few people have commented during the campaign that more help is required for small businesses. SMEs need support and encouragement in their early stages, and in Cambridge the links to the University and the huge pool of expertise here helps that.

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Anne Campbell

Cambridge is thriving and Britain is working. We have been telling people - 'if you value it, vote for it' - and this is particularly relevant in Cambridge.

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Anne Campbell

I had hoped that the board would accept Johnny Hon's offer of a loan to buy the stadium back for the club, as I think this would be best way of continuing the long tradition of Cambridge United in Cambridge - and it was a generous offer.

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Anne Campbell

I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I can continue to press the Government for the things that matter to you, in a way that members of the opposition are unable to.

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Max Casella

I actually didn't grow up in New York. I grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAMBRIDGE»

Discover the use of Cambridge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cambridge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning

The focus of this handbook is on how people learn from words and pictures in computer-based environments.

Richard E. Mayer, 2005

Cambridge IELTS 6 Student's Book with Answers: Examination ...

Contains 4 authentic IELTS papers from Cambridge ESOL, providing the most authentic exam practice available.

Cambridge ESOL, 2007

The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy

A full account of the philosophy of the Graeco-Roman world, 320-100 BC.

Keimpe Algra, 1999

Cambridge Young Learners English Tests 7 Flyers Student's ...

Three complete papers for the Cambridge Young Learners English tests (Starters, Movers and Flyers).

Cambridge ESOL, 2011

Cambridge Practice Tests for First Certificate 1 Self-study ...

These four FCE practice tests follow precisely the specifications of the 1996 syllabus.

Paul Carne, Louise Hashemi, Barbara Thomas, 1996

New Cambridge Advanced English Teacher's Book

The Student’s Book also contains exam-style exercises for the Cambridge CAE exam, and the Teacher’s Book contains clearly highlighted guidance to support these, as well as detailed lesson notes, answer key and transcripts of recorded ...

Leo Jones, 1998

Cambridge Grammar for IELTS Student's Book with Answers and ...

Grammar reference and practice for the IELTS test.

Diane Hopkins, 2007

The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance

This 2006 book was the first handbook where the world's foremost 'experts on expertise' reviewed our scientific knowledge on expertise and expert performance and how experts may differ from non-experts in terms of their development, ...

K. Anders Ericsson, Neil Charness, Paul J. Feltovich, 2006

The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 1, C.500-c.700

Authoritative history of Europe and the Middle East during their transition from Roman to medieval society.

Rosamond McKitterick, Paul Fouracre, 2005

The Cambridge History of Later Greek and Early Medieval ...

This book surveys philosophy from the neo-Platonists to St. Anselm.

A. H. Armstrong, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAMBRIDGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cambridge is used in the context of the following news items.

More plans for Cambridge's £13m Chisholm Trail are unveiled

A premier cycleway linking north and south Cambridge is finally on the cusp of happening after 16 years in the making. More details about the ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

When Cambridge's Petty Cury was the Breaking Bad capital of the …

Newcomers to Cambridge love wandering along Petty Cury, but if they had done so in medieval times, they might have been dodging arrows. «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

New plans to help transform future of Cambridgeshire's libraries

The future of the Cambridge Central Library in particular has become a hot topic in recent week after failed plans for a private sector enterprise ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

Cambridge park and ride still deserted by passengers – is it time to …

Passengers are continuing to stay away from Cambridge's park and ride – prompting fresh calls to scrap a controversial £1 parking charge. «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

Cambridge farmers suffering as oil seed rape declines

Cambridge farmers suffering as oil seed rape declines. By CambridgeNews | Posted: July 07, 2015. By jenny chapman. «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

Cambridge trader Thomas Twinley denies harassing and …

A businessman stands accused of harassing a Cambridge couple, carrying out maintenance work they didn't ask for and demanding cash, ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

Cambridge scientists find combination of stroke, heart attack and …

Researchers from the University of Cambridge analysed more than 135,000 deaths which occurred during prolonged follow-up of almost 1.2 ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

Movers and Shakers: Mark Jeffries in at NW Brown

NW Brown, based in Cambridge, is East Anglia's largest independent financial services house, currently managing more than £700 million of ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

Cambridge United keeper Will Norris moves to Braintree Town on …

Will Norris is set for a season-long loan at Braintree after putting pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Cambridge United. «Cambridge News, Jul 15»

Budget 2015: Cambridge experts give us their predictions

Fenella Martin-Redman of Grant Thornton's Cambridge office says the Chancellor has already announced that he will concentrate on raising ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»