Definitions for cambridge
ˈkeɪm brɪdʒcam·bridge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Cambridge University, Cambridgenoun

   a university in England

2. Cambridgenoun

   a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3. Cambridgenoun

   a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Cambridgenoun

   A city in England famous for its university.

2. Cambridgenoun

   Cambridge University.

   He went to Cambridge, you know.

3. Cambridgenoun

   A city in Massachusetts, United States famous for being the location of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cambridge

   Cambridge ( KAYM-brij) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951. The city is most famous as the home of the University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209 and consistently ranks among the best universities in the world. The buildings of the university include King's College Chapel, Cavendish Laboratory, and the Cambridge University Library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The city's skyline is dominated by several college buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, and the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital. Anglia Ruskin University, which evolved from the Cambridge School of Art and the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, also has its main campus in the city. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology Silicon Fen, which contains industries such as software and bioscience and many start-up companies born out of the university. Over 40 per cent of the workforce have a higher education qualification, more than twice the national average. The Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the largest biomedical research clusters in the world includes the headquarters of AstraZeneca, a hotel, and the relocated Royal Papworth Hospital.The first game of association football took place at Parker's Piece. The Strawberry Fair music and arts festival and Midsummer Fair are held on Midsummer Common, and the annual Cambridge Beer Festival takes place on Jesus Green. The city is adjacent to the M11 and A14 roads. Cambridge station is less than an hour from London King's Cross railway station.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cambridge

   Cambridge is a city located in the East of England, famous worldwide for the University of Cambridge which has been in existence for more than 800 years. The city is also known for its stunning architecture, beautiful gardens, parks, and its significant contribution to science and technology through the Silicon Fen area. The name Cambridge can also refer to other cities named after it, such as Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States which is home to another world famous university, Harvard, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 2001, its population was 108,863, and was estimated to be 130,000 in mid-2010. 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. Today, Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the city. Its economic strengths lie in industries such as software and bioscience, many start-up companies having been spun out of the university. Over 40% of the workforce have a higher education qualification, more than twice the national average.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cambridge

   county town of Cambridgeshire, stands in flat country, on the Cam, 28 m. NE. of London; an ancient city, with interesting archæological remains; there are some fine buildings, the oldest round church in England, Holy Sepulchre, and a Roman Catholic church. The glory of the city is the University, founded in the 12th century, with its colleges housed in stately buildings, chapels, libraries, museums, &c., which shares with Oxford the academic prestige of England. It lays emphasis on mathematical, as Oxford on classical, culture. Among its eminent men have been Bacon, Newton, Cromwell, Pitt, Thackeray, Spenser, Milton, Dryden, Wordsworth, and Tennyson.

2. Cambridge

   a suburb of Boston, U.S., one of the oldest towns in New England; seat of Harvard University; the centre of the book-making trade; here Longfellow resided for many years.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cambridge

   The Roman Camboricum and the Saxon Granta; a town of England, in Cambridgeshire. It was burned by the Danes in 870 and 1010. Roger de Montgomery destroyed it with fire and sword, to be revenged of King William Rufus. During Wat Tyler’s and Jack Straw’s rebellion, the rebels entered the town, seized the University records and burned them in the market-place, 1381.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cambridge

   From the bridge over the Cam, or “crooked” river. See “Cantab.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAMBRIDGE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cambridge is ranked #17559 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cambridge surname appeared 1,602 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cambridge.
   
   50.7% or 813 total occurrences were Black.
   34.8% or 558 total occurrences were White.
   8.3% or 134 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.8% or 46 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.7% or 44 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • England
   • Massachusetts
   • City
   • University

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cambridge' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2816

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cambridge' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3177

Anagrams for cambridge »

1. bred magic

How to pronounce cambridge?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cambridge in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cambridge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cambridge in a Sentence

1. Jeremy Dys:

   This is ridiculous, we’ve got two Cambridge Christian schools being told they ca n’t pray.

2. Kensington Palace:

   The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, earlier this morning in the early stages of labor.

3. Buckingham Palace:

   The couple are delighted to announce an opportunity for 1,200 people from across the United Kingdom to be invited into the grounds of Windsor Castle to share the experience of their special day, the attendees will view the arrival of the congregation and Members of the Royal Family, listen to a live broadcast of the Marriage Service and watch as the Bride and Groom depart St. George’s Chapel at the end of the ceremony. The newly married couple will then undertake a short carriage procession through part of Windsor High Street. The carriage will process through the grounds of Windsor Castle, departing via Castle Hill to proceed along part of the High Street before returning to the Castle via Cambridge Gate.

4. Helena Earl:

   Joseph Sparano said. The TAILORx study was n’t the only breakthrough research on breast cancer that was presented at ASCO. Dr. Helena Earl, a professor from the University of Cambridge in Britain, looked at whether women with HER-2 positive early-stage breast cancer could be treated with the drug Herceptin for 6 months instead of 12. Though Herceptin has improved survival and recurrence rates for over a decade in breast cancer patients, the drug is associated with a risk for heart damage in long-term users. When Herceptin was first introduced the 12-month period was almost plucked out of the air and there was n’t any evidence of how long you woud need to carry on with a targeted treatment to get the effect.

5. Mark Zuckerberg:

   I am sorry that in 2014 SCL Elections( an affiliate of Cambridge Analytica) licensed Facebook data and derivatives from a research company( GSR) that had not received consent from most respondents, the company believed that the data had been obtained in line with Facebook’s terms of service and data protection laws.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cambridge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cambridge
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cambridge
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Cambridge
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=cambridge
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html