Cambridge

English

Alternative forms

• Cambrige (obsolete)

Etymology

From late Middle English Cambrigge, Caumbrigge, from earlier Cantebrigge, Cauntebrigge, from Old English Grante bryċġ, Granta-briċġ, Grantanbryċġ (“Granta bridge”). The river name Granta is probably of Celtic origin. The modern pronunciation with /eɪ/ develops from Middle English /aː/, which develops from earlier /au̯/ before /m/ (as in Middle English chambre for earlier chaumbre).

By Middle English when the name of the settlement had changed to "Cantebrigge" and eventually "Cambridge", the lower stretches of the River Granta were renamed Cam by back-formation from Cambridge.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kāmʹbrĭj, IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/

• Audio (UK):

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• (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/

Proper noun

Cambridge

2. A city and local government district with borough status in Cambridgeshire, England, famous for its university.
4. Ellipsis of University of Cambridge.

   He went to Cambridge, you know.

5. A village in Slimbridge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England, situated on the local River Cam (OS grid ref SO7403).
7. A city in Washington County, Idaho, United States.
8. A village, the county seat of Henry County, Illinois, United States.
10. A city, the county seat of Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.
12. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was formerly one of the county seats.
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      Scientists believe that the sex ratio is equal at conception, explained Steven Orzack, president and senior research scientist of the Fresh Pond Research Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

14. A city, the county seat of Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.
16. A city, the county seat of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.
17. A town and village in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.
19. A city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
20. A local government area (the Town of Cambridge) in Perth, Western Australia.
21. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
23. A town in Waikato, New Zealand.
24. A royal dukedom.

Derived terms

• Cambridge Gardens
• Cambridge Park
• Cambridge Plateau
• Cambridge roller
• Cambridgeshire
• Camford
• North Cambridge
• Oxbridge

Translations

city in England

• Amharic: ከምብሪጅ (kämbəriǧ)
• Arabic: كَامْبْرِدْج m (kāmbridj)
• Armenian: Քեմբրիջ (Kʻembriǰ)
• Bengali: ক্যাম্ব্রিজ (kêmbrij)
• Bulgarian: Ке́ймбридж m (Kéjmbridž)
• Burmese: ကိန်းဘရစ်ချ် (kin:bha.rachky)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 劍橋 / 剑桥 (zh) (Jiànqiáo)

• Esperanto: Kembriĝo
• Finnish: Cambridge (fi)
• French: Cambridge (fr) m
• Georgian: კემბრიჯი (ḳembriǯi)
• Greek: Καίμπριτζ n (Kaímpritz), Κέμπριτζ n (Kémpritz); (Katharevousa) Κανταβριγία (el) f (Kantavrigía)
• Hebrew: קיימברידג׳
• Hindi: कैंब्रिज (kaimbrij)
• Japanese: ケンブリッジ (Kenburijji) (sometimes: 剣橋 (Kenburijji))
• Kannada: ಕ್ಯಾಮ್ಬ್ರಿಜ್ (kyāmbrij), ಕ್ಯಾಂಬ್ರಿಜ್ (kyāmbrij)
• Korean: 케임브리지 (Keimbeuriji)
• Lao: ເກມບຣິດຈ໌ (kēm ba rit)
• Latin: Cantabrigia f
• Latvian: Kembridža f
• Lithuanian: Kembridžas m
• Lü: ᦂᦵᧄᦢᦲᧆ (k̇emḃiid)
• Macedonian: Кембриџ m (Kembridž)
• Marathi: केम्ब्रिज n (kembrij)
• Middle English: Cantebrigge
• Old English: Grantanbryċġ
• Portuguese: Cantabrígia f, Cambrígia f
• Russian: Ке́мбридж (ru) m (Kémbridž)
• Scots: Cambrig
• Shan: ၵဵမ်ၿြိတ် (kǎem brǐt)
• Sinhalese: කෑම්බ්රිජ (kǣmbrija)
• Spanish: Cambridge (es)
• Telugu: క్యామ్బ్రిజ్ (kyāmbrij), క్యాంబ్రిజ్ (kyāmbrij)
• Thai: เคมบริดจ์ (kaymbrìt)

  Northern Thai: ᨠᩮ᩠ᨾᨷᩕᩥ᩠ᨯ

• Ukrainian: Кембридж m (Kembrydž)
• Urdu: کیمبرج (kaimbrij)
• Welsh: Caergrawnt f

university

• Bulgarian: Ке́ймбриджски университе́т m (Kéjmbridžski universitét), Ке́ймбридж m (Kéjmbridž) (informal)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 劍橋 / 剑桥 (zh) (Jiànqiáo)

• Finnish: Cambridgen yliopisto
• French: l'université de Cambridge f
• Japanese: ケンブリッジ大学 (Kemburidji-daigaku)
• Korean: 케임브리지 대학교 (Keimbeuriji daehakgyo)
• Macedonian: Кембрички универзите́т m (Kembrički univerzitét)
• Marathi: ^{(please verify)} केम्ब्रिज (kembrij)
• Russian: Ке́мбриджский университе́т m (Kémbridžskij universitét)

See also

• Oxford

Catalan

Proper noun

Cambridge m

1. Cambridge (a city in Cambridgeshire, England)

French

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.bʁidʒ/, /kam.bʁidʒ/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /kam.bʁidʒ/

Proper noun

Cambridge m

1. Cambridge (a city in Cambridgeshire, England)

Polish

Cambridge

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Cambridge, from Middle English Cantebrigge, Grentebrige, from Old English Grante bryċġ, Granta-briċġ, Grantanbryċġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛm.brɘt͡ʂ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛmbrɘt͡ʂ
• Syllabification: Cam‧bridge

Proper noun

Cambridge n (indeclinable)

1. Cambridge (a city in Cambridgeshire, England)
2. ellipsis of University of Cambridge
3. Cambridge (a number of other places in the United Kingdom)
4. Cambridge (a number of other places in the United States)

Further reading

• “Cambridge”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Cambridge.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽ.bɾi.d͡ʒi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ̃.bɾid͡ʒ/

Proper noun

Cambridge f

1. Cambridge (a city in Cambridgeshire, England)

   Synonyms: Cantabrígia, Cambrígia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkambɾit͡ʃ/ [ˈkãm.bɾit͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -ambɾitʃ
• IPA^(key): /ˈkembɾit͡ʃ/ [ˈkẽm.bɾit͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -embɾitʃ
• Syllabification: Cam‧bridge

Proper noun

Cambridge m or f same meaning

1. Cambridge (a city in Cambridgeshire, England)

Related terms

• cantabrigense