Cambridgeshire

[ keym-brij-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈkeɪm brɪdʒˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in E England. 1316 sq. mi. (3410 sq. km).

Also called Cambridge.

Example sentences from the Web for cambridgeshire

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 |DAILY BEAST
Papworth 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 |DAILY BEAST
But I've got two farms up here in Cambridgeshire, and I'm just up to look over 'em for a chap as wants to buy 'em off me.'

The Promise of Air |Algernon Blackwood
This quasi-insulation has left a curious mark on the Ecclesiastical map of Cambridgeshire.

Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely |Rev. Edward Conybeare.

In Thriplow, Cambridgeshire,343 the villains perform labour duties valued at 9s.

Villainage in England |Paul Vinogradoff
But still better evidence is forthcoming in the fact that my old Cambridgeshire gardener always called them land tongues.

Springtime and Other Essays |Francis Darwin
We have seen how in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire the sokemen have fared ill; but still some are left there.

Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire

/ (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

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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