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Cam⋅bridge

  [keym-brij]
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1. a city in Cambridgeshire, in E England: famous university founded in 12th century. 103,900.
2. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 95,322.
3. Cambridgeshire.
4. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada. 77,183.
5. a city in E Ohio. 13,573.
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Cam⋅bridge⋅shire

  [keym-brij-sheer, -sher]
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a county in E England. 536,000; 1316 sq. mi. (3410 sq. km).
Also called Cambridge.
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Cam·bridge   (kām'brĭj)   

  1. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, west-northwest of Hamilton. Population 110,372.

  2. A municipal borough of east-central England on the Cam River north-northeast of London. It is an ancient market town and the site of Cambridge University, established in the 12th to 13th century. Population: 99,800.

  3. A city of eastern Massachusetts on the Charles River opposite Boston. Settled in 1630 as New Towne, it is known for its research and educational facilities, including Harvard University (founded in 1636), the Radcliffe Institute for Higher Learning (formerly Radcliffe College, founded 1879), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1861). Population: 101,000.

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Cambridge

City in Massachusetts, near Boston.

Note: Location of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Word Origin & History

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O.E. 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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