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nouna university in England
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nouna city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge Universitypart of:
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nouna city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technologypart of:
Definition that contains cambridge
- charles a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
- adrian English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
- cam a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
- cambridge a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
- varsity a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
- mit an engineering university in Cambridge
- preceptor teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
- oxbridge general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
- tripos final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University
- received pronunciation the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting