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Cambridge
1 a city in eastern England next to the River Cam, which is famous for its old university
2

Cambridge University

one of the two oldest and most respected universities in the UK, established in the 13th century:
• Several government ministers went to Cambridge. (=were students there)
• a Cambridge graduate
 ➔ Oxford
3 a city in East Massachusetts, US, which is next to the Charles River and across from Boston. Harvard University, Radcliffe College, and MIT are all in Cambridge.
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