Cambridge
pronunciation
How to pronounce Cambridge in British English:
UK ['kæmbrɪdʒ]
How to pronounce Cambridge in American English:
US ['kæmbrɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a university in England
- a city in Massachusetts just north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
Word Origin
- Cambridge
- Old English Grontabricc (c.745) "Bridge on the River Granta" (a Celtic river name, of obscure origin). The change to Cante- and later Cam- was due to Norman influence. The river name Cam is a back-formation in this case, but Cam also was a legitimate Celtic river name, meaning "crooked."
Example
- 1. Two features of oxford and cambridge are widely admired .
- 2. For example , in the 1980s , I wanted to study economics at cambridge .
- 3. Cambridge is not unique in this way .
- 4. Cambridge university has an inclusive design programme .
- 5. Cambridge university issued its first bond .