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/ˈkeɪm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/Hong Kong/ˈkɛm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/

proper noun

A city and local government district with borough status in Cambridgeshire, England, famous for its university.

“He went to Cambridge, you know.”

CommonScrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Cambrige

  1. A city and local government district with borough status in Cambridgeshire, England, famous for its university.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of University of Cambridge.

    He went to Cambridge, you know.

  3. A village in Slimbridge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England, situated on the local River Cam (OS grid ref SO7403).
  4. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was formerly one of the county seats.

    Scientists believe that the sex ratio is equal at conception, explained Steven Orzack, president and senior research scientist of the Fresh Pond Research Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

    2019 January 23, Susan Scutti, “Climate change will affect gender ratio among newborns, scientists say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2020
  5. A city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A local government area (the Town of Cambridge) in Perth, Western Australia.
  7. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishGrante bryċġ
  2. Middle EnglishCambrigge
  3. EnglishCambridge

From late Middle English Cambrigge, Caumbrigge, from earlier Cantebrigge, Cauntebrigge, from Old English Grante bryċġ, Granta-briċġ, Grantanbryċġ (“Granta bridge”). The river name Granta is probably of Celtic origin. The modern pronunciation with /eɪ/ develops from Middle English /aː/, which develops from earlier /au̯/ before /m/ (as in Middle English chambre for earlier chaumbre). By Middle English when the name of the settlement had changed to "Cantebrigge" and eventually "Cambridge", the lower stretches of the River Granta were renamed Cam by back-formation from Cambridge.

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Translations

Arabic كَامْبْرِدْج
  • كَامْبْرِدْج (kāmbridj)city in England
Bengali ক্যাম্ব্রিজ
  • ক্যাম্ব্রিজ (kêmbrij)city in England
Bulgarian Ке́ймбриджски университе́т, Ке́ймбридж
  • Ке́ймбриджски университе́т (Kéjmbridžski universitét)university
  • Ке́ймбридж (Kéjmbridž)university
  • Ке́ймбридж (Kéjmbridž)city in England
Chinese Mandarin 劍橋 /剑桥, 劍橋 /剑桥
  • 劍橋 /剑桥 (Jiànqiáo)university
  • 劍橋 /剑桥 (Jiànqiáo)city in England
Esperanto Kembriĝo
  • Kembriĝocity in England
Finnish Cambridgen yliopisto, Cambridge
  • Cambridgen yliopistouniversity
  • Cambridgecity in England
French l'université de Cambridge, Cambridge
  • l'université de Cambridgeuniversity
  • Cambridgecity in England
Greek Καίμπριτζ, Κέμπριτζ
  • Καίμπριτζ (Kaímpritz)city in England
  • Κέμπριτζ (Kémpritz)city in England
  • Κανταβριγία (Kantavrigía)city in England
Hebrew קיימברידג׳
  • קיימברידג׳city in England
Hindi कैंब्रिज
  • कैंब्रिज (kaimbrij)city in England
Japanese ケンブリッジ大学, ケンブリッジ
  • ケンブリッジ大学 (Kemburidji-daigaku)university
  • ケンブリッジ (Kenburijji)city in England
Korean 케임브리지 대학교, 케임브리지
  • 케임브리지 대학교 (Keimbeuriji daehakgyo)university
  • 케임브리지 (Keimbeuriji)city in England
Latin Cantabrigia
  • Cantabrigiacity in England
Latvian Kembridža
  • Kembridžacity in England
Lithuanian Kembridžas
  • Kembridžascity in England
Portuguese Cantabrígia, Cambrígia
  • Cantabrígiacity in England
  • Cambrígiacity in England
Russian Ке́мбриджский университе́т, Ке́мбридж
  • Ке́мбриджский университе́т (Kémbridžskij universitét)university
  • Ке́мбридж (Kémbridž)city in England
Spanish Cambridge
  • Cambridgecity in England
Thai เคมบริดจ์
  • เคมบริดจ์ (kaymbrìt)city in England
Ukrainian Кембридж
  • Кембридж (Kembrydž)city in England
Urdu کیمبرج
  • کیمبرج (kaimbrij)city in England
Welsh Caergrawnt
  • Caergrawntcity in England
Cite this entry
APA

Cambridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambridge

MLA

“Cambridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cambridge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambridge.

Source: Cambridge on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.