Cambridge

(kām'brij,) a borough and market-town of England, C. ofco. same name, and seat of one of the great English universities, on both sides of the Cam, 49 m. N.N.E. of London. The university of C., founded in 1237, consists of 13 colleges, and 4halls. Pop. 27,000. Cambridge, in Ma achusetts, a city of Middle sex co., separated from Boston by the Charles river. This is a fine,flourishing place, and is divided into the 3 several quarters of Cambridge port, East Cambridge, and Old Cambridge. In the latter division is situated the famous Harvard College, the oldest college, and one of the most important institutions of learning in the U. States, founded in 1638. Pop. 39,634. In Ohio, a village, C. of Guernsey co., 77 m. E. of Columbus. Pop. 2,193. Cambridge City, a village of Indiana, in Wayne co., on Whitewater river; pop. 2,162. [s. 133]