Cambridgeshire

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UK/ˈkeɪmˌbɹɪdʒ.ʃə(ɹ)/Bangladesh/kæmˈbridʒʃae̯ar/

proper noun

An inland county in East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.

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Meanings

proper nounCambridgeshire (abbreviation Cambs)

abbreviation Cambs

  1. An inland county in East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.

Origin

From Cambridge + -shire.

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APA

Cambridgeshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambridgeshire

MLA

“Cambridgeshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambridgeshire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cambridgeshire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambridgeshire.

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