Peterborough

[ pee-ter-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh ]

/ ˈpi tərˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ, -bər ə /

noun

a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.

a city in SE Ontario, in SE Canada.

Soke of

[sohk] /soʊk/, a former administrative division in Cambridgeshire, in central England. 84 sq. mi. (218 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for peterborough

His first journey abroad was to Barbary; but during 1391 we find him at home, at Bolingbroke and Peterborough.

The White Rose of Langley |Emily Sarah Holt
Ely is about a quarter of the size of Peterborough in respect to population.

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely |W. D. Sweeting
In October of this year he was promoted to the deanery of Peterborough.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 |Various
A beautiful Psalter, which belonged to Peterborough Cathedral.

Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 |William Dunn Macray

He became ordained and was made Vicar of Helpston, Peterborough, where his eldest son was born.

A History of Giggleswick School |Edward Allen Bell

British Dictionary definitions for peterborough

Peterborough

/ (ˈpiːtəbərə, -brə) /

noun

a city in central England, in Peterborough unitary authority, N Cambridgeshire on the River Nene: industrial centre; under development as a new town since 1968. Pop: 136 292 (2001)

a unitary authority in central England, in Cambridgeshire. Pop: 158 800 (2003 est). Area: 402 sq km (155 sq miles)

Soke of Peterborough a former administrative unit of E central England, generally considered part of Northamptonshire or Huntingdonshire: absorbed into Cambridgeshire in 1974

a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario: manufacturing centre. Pop: 73 303 (2001)

a traditional type of wooden canoe formerly made in Peterborough, SE Ontario

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