noun
- a city in Cambridgeshire, in E England: famous university founded in 12th century.
- a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Cambridgeshire.
- a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- a city in E Ohio.
noun
- a city in E England, administrative centre of Cambridgeshire, on the River Cam: centred around the university, founded in the 12th century: electronics, biotechnology. Pop: 117 717 (2001)Medieval Latin name: Cantabrigia
- short for Cambridgeshire
- a city in the US, in E Massachusetts: educational centre, with Harvard University (1636) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pop: 101 587 (2003 est)
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.”
City in Massachusetts, near Boston.