Cambridgeshire

Cam·bridge·shire

geographical name \ˈkām-brij-ˌshir, -shər\

Definition of CAMBRIDGESHIRE

county E England ∗ Cambridge area 1364 square miles (3533 square kilometers), pop 640,700

Variants of CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Cam·bridge·shire or Cambridge or formerly Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely \ˈē-lē\

Rhymes with CAMBRIDGESHIRE

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Cambridgeshire

   (Concise Encyclopedia)

Administrative (pop., 2001: 552,655), geographic, and historic county, eastern England. Greatly enlarged in the government reorganization in 1974, Cambridgeshire now includes part of the former county of Huntingdonshire and the Isle of Ely; the county seat is Cambridge. Prehistoric tracks ring the fens; drainage was begun by the Romans. Major structures include Ely Cathedral and the buildings of the University of Cambridge. Cambridgeshire is crossed by two major rivers, the Nen and the Ouse, with its tributary the Cam.