Cambridgeshire
a county in E England. 1,316 sq. mi. (3,410 sq. km).
- Also called Cambridge.
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How to use Cambridgeshire in a sentence
The rest of the family arrived in Britain a year later and they settled in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Body at Queen’s Sandringham Estate Identified as Alisa Dmitrijeva | Charlotte Edwardes | January 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPapworth Hospital, a cardiac specialty facility in Cambridgeshire, said the procedure was carried out “successfully.”
Prince Philip Hospitalized: Doctors Report Success in Clearing Blocked Artery | Tom Sykes | December 24, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTFellows, this is the man who has undone by force our lovely Rose Westel, the handsomest maid in Cambridgeshire.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest | Annie Nathan MeyerShe stood for a moment looking at the view, for a few steps will increase a view in Cambridgeshire.
The Longest Journey | E. M. ForsterWe are going into Cambridgeshire this week, and are watching the weather with private views.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) | George Eliot
Hickes has given us a bond of fellowship among the thanes of Cambridgeshire, containing several curious particulars.
In 1848 he advocated the use of phosphate nodules in the "Greensand" beds of Cambridgeshire.
British Dictionary definitions for Cambridgeshire
/ (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /
a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)
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