Cambridge

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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.

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

   “He went to Cambridge, you know.”

3. A village in Slimbridge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England, situated on the local River Cam (OS grid ref SO7403).
4. A city in Washington County, Idaho, United States.
5. A village, the county seat of Henry County, Illinois, United States.
6. A city, the county seat of Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.
7. 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.

   “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.”

8. A city, the county seat of Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.
9. A city, the county seat of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.
10. A town and village in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.
11. A city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
12. A local government area (the Town of Cambridge) in Perth, Western Australia.
13. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
14. A town in Waikato, New Zealand.
15. A royal dukedom.