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Meaning of "Cambridge blue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAMBRIDGE BLUE

Cambridge blue play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAMBRIDGE BLUE

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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cambridge blue 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 BLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cambridge blue

Blue (university sport)

A Blue is an award earned by sportsmen and women at a university and some schools for competition at the highest level. The awarding of Blues began at Oxford and Cambridge universities in England. It is awarded at British, Australian and New Zealand universities.

Definition of Cambridge blue in the English dictionary

The definition of Cambridge blue in the dictionary is a lightish blue colour. Other definition of Cambridge blue is a person who has been awarded a blue from Cambridge University.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAMBRIDGE BLUE

Cambodia
Cambodian
camboge
cambogia
camboose
Camborne-Redruth
Cambrai
cambrel
Cambria
Cambrian
Cambrian Mountains
cambric
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
Cambs
Cambyses
camcorder
Camden

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAMBRIDGE BLUE

a bolt from the blue
air-force blue
blue
boys in blue
cobalt blue
Delft blue
duck-egg blue
electric blue
ice blue
indigo blue
into the blue
midnight blue
navy blue
out of the blue
powder blue
robin´s-egg blue
royal blue
sky blue
steel blue
true blue
trypan blue

Synonyms and antonyms of Cambridge blue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Cambridge blue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAMBRIDGE BLUE

Find out the translation of Cambridge blue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Cambridge blue 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 blue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浅蓝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azul Cambridge
570 millions of speakers

English

Cambridge blue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैम्ब्रिज नीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كامبريدج الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

светло-голубой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azul Cambridge
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেমব্রিজ নীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cambridge bleu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biru biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cambridge blau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

淡青色
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캠브리지 블루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cambridge biru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cambridge xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேம்பிரிட்ஜ் நீலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केंब्रिज निळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cambridge mavisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cambridge blu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cambridge niebieski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

світло- блакитний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cambridge albastru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλε Cambridge
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cambridge blou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sky blue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sky blue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cambridge blue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAMBRIDGE BLUE»

The term «Cambridge blue» is normally little used and occupies the 115.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAMBRIDGE BLUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Cambridge blue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Cambridge blue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cambridge blue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAMBRIDGE BLUE»

Discover the use of Cambridge blue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cambridge blue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cambridge Blue
He is the first on the scene when the body of a young woman is discovered on Midsummer Common and for the first time in his career is given the chance to work on a murder investigation.
Alison Bruce, 2010
2
The Siren
All it took was one small item on the regional news for Kimberly Guyver and Rachel Golinski to know that their old life was catching up with them.
Alison Bruce, 2010
3
The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping ...
Caius' colours have always been black with a Cambridge Blue stripe. At one time it was rumoured that the Blue stripe was added after a Caius crew beat the University crew, but there is no evidence in contemporary Caius records to this effect.
John Durack, George Gilbert, John Marks, 2000
4
The Last Amateurs: To Hell and Back With the Cambridge Boat ...
So what does it take to row in a Boat Race? In this thrilling book, de Rond delves into the depths of what it means to be a man and the primeval desire to compete.
Mark De Rond, 2009
5
The British Army 1965-80
Special Air Service Regiment Facings: Cambridge blue. Bt: Beige with dark- blue patch bearing embroidered silver dagger badge with light-blue wings and scroll with motto 'WHO DARES WINS', all parts outlined red. This is worn in place of ...
D. G. Smith, Digby George Smith, 1977
6
Australia
Youth, energy, and a calm platform personality, ready response with repartee in a far-reaching voice that strangely mingled the Australian twang with the vowels of the Cambridge "Blue", were further assets of a Prime Minister who was ...
Sir Ernest Scott, 1933
7
Choice Experiments Informing Environmental Policy: A ...
... Engineering and The Cambridge Blue Book (International Biographical Centre ). Yiannis Kountouris has been a PhD candidate at DIEES, Athens Contributors xiii.
Ekin Birol, Phoebe Koundouri, 2008
8
Blood Over Water
'The Boat Race is the most divisive event in rowing … An extraordinary and gripping story of a battle between brothers' Sir Matthew Pinsent
David Livingston, James Livingston, 2011
9
Full-size Fords: 1955-1970
Color Name Year Raven Black 1962 Aquamarine Starlight Blue Laurel Green Desert Gold Chesapeake Blue Met Monte Carlo Red Algiers Bronze Met Sherwood Green Met Cambridge Blue Met Mint Green Garden Turquoise Met Raven Black ...
David W. Temple, 2010
10
Postcolonial Green: Environmental Politics and World Narratives
The first chapter of the book is subtitled as “the abducted 'Cambridge Blue,'” referring to the blue-eyed Robert Conway, the protagonist of the novel and a graduate of Cambridge University. The narrative unfolds much like a tale of mystery ...
Bonnie Roos, Alex Hunt, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAMBRIDGE BLUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cambridge blue is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chelsea Plant of the Year contender Salvias will keep colour until …
... until the first frost. They are perfect for contrasting with orange marigolds, but there is also a Cambridge blue form for gentler colour schemes. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Zena Robson - Fingers crossed for late summer
Look further and you will come across salvia patens 'Cambridge Blue', a wonderful tall rather wafty number with large-lipped pale blue flowers. «The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald, Jul 15»
3
The Silent Majority prepare to launch new single
I'm in Mill Road Cemetery at the moment, actually, and it's overlooking the Cambridge Blue which is where I met Ben, the drummer. We all drink ... «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
4
David Leggat: Berryman a happy, free spirit
... barely does justice to the respect in which he was held as he charged about in his cambridge blue jersey for Northland over 11 seasons. «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
5
21 of the tastiest things to eat in Cambridge
The Cambridge Blue on Gwydir Street does the best hot pies that you can enjoy alongside a pint. But you have to get your order in quick if you ... «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
6
Meet the ladies behind Daisy Change, the pioneering new WI group …
Knowing nobody, she decided to sign up to Cambridge Blue Belles. Little did she know the impact it would have. "I walked out the of the first ... «Cambridge News, May 15»
7
Cambridge WI's 'flower bomb' campaign takes off, after London war …
The 28-year-old, who is president of the Cambridge Blue Belles WI, said she was disgusted by the vandalism carried out by anti-austerity ... «Cambridge News, May 15»
8
Stolen Bike Alert: One of a kind Light Blue Wolfson prototype + two …
The frame is 853 Reynolds steel tubing with a Cambridge Blue (think celeste and you wouldn't be far wrong) paint job. It's built up with Carbon ... «road.cc, May 15»
9
Top 10 craft beer pubs in Cambridge
Likewise, the Cambridge Blue's extensive cask and keg line-up includes beers as traditional as Tydd Steam's highly drinkable Swedish Blonde, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
10
Meet the winner of Cambridge Bake Off 2015 - and two very worthy …
He wowed the judges with his DNA-themed showstopper, infused with Asian flavours as a nod to his heritage and iced in Cambridge Blue in ... «Cambridge News, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cambridge blue [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cambridge-blue>. May 2024 ».
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