Meanings
proper noun
- A minor river in Cambridgeshire, England, which flows from the Bartlow area to join the River Cam (or Granta) at Great Shelford; in full, the River Granta.
The six-mile section from Haverhill to Bartlow carries the line over a high ridge into the valley of the River Granta.
1951 September, B. D. J. Walsh, “The Sudbury and Haverhill Line, Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 619 - Synonym of the River Cam south of Cambridge, especially south of Hauxton Junction, the confluence with the River Cam or Rhee.
Synonyms: the River Cam south of Cambridge
- A locality in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of the River Cam south of Cambridge, especially south of Hauxton Junction, the confluence with the River Cam or Rhee.
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the River Cam south of Cambridge
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APA
Granta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granta
MLA
“Granta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granta. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Granta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granta.
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