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Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofCambridgefromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary Cambridge /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/ /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/ jumptootherresults themaincityandadministrativecentreofCambridgeshire,England,ontheRiverCam.Itisfamousforitsuniversity,thesecondoldestinBritain,andisvisitedbymanytourists.CultureOxbridgeOxbridgeOxbridgeisawordmadefromthenamesOxfordandCambridgeandisusedtorefertotheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgetogether.OxfordandCambridgearetheoldestuniversitiesinBritain.Theyaregenerallyalsothoughttobethebestuniversitiestostudyat.AnOxbridgedegreemakesagoodimpressionwithmanyemployers,andgraduatesoftheseuniversitiesmayhaveanadvantagewhenapplyingforjobs.Althougheffortsaremadetoattractmorestudentsfromstateschools,manyoftheundergraduatesateachuniversityhavebeeneducatedatindependentschools.TheupperclasshavetraditionallysenttheirchildrentoOxbridge,andmanyprimeministersandpoliticiansstudiedthere.Tomanypeople,OxfordandCambridgeseemveryremoteplaceswhereonlytheveryprivilegedcanstudy.StudentsatOxfordandCambridgemustbeacceptedatoneofaround30partlyindependentcolleges.Studentsarechosenafteraninterviewinthecollegetheywanttogoto.Theteachersarecalleddons.Eachcollegehasitsownteachingandresearchstaff,whoarefellowsofthecollege,anditsownbuildings,includinghall(=wheremembersofthecollegeeat),alibrary,achapel,androomsforstudentstoliveinduringtheterm.Thebuildingsareoftenarrangedroundaquad(=square).Untilthe1970scollegesweresingle-sex,butnowallOxfordcollegesandalmostallCambridgecollegesaremixed.Theuniversitiesprovideotherfacilitiesforallstudentstouse,includinglaboratories,lectureroomsandlibraries.Theteachingsystemisdifferentfromthatatmostotheruniversities.Studentshavetutorials,calledsupervisionsatCambridge,atwhichtheyreadtheiressaystotheirtutor,afellowwhoisaspecialistinwhattheyarestudying.Thereareusuallynomorethanoneortwostudentsatatutorialandtutorialsarearrangedbythecollege.Studentsalsogotolecturesthatarearrangedbytheuniversityandopentoallstudents.Termsareshort,andstudentsareexpectedtopreparefortheminthevacations.FinalexaminationsatOxfordarecalledschools,andatCambridgethetripos.UndergraduatesatOxfordandCambridgestudyforaBAdegree,butafteraperiodoftimegraduatescanconverttheirBAtoanMA(Oxon)oranMA(Cantab)withoutdoinganyfurtherstudy.OxonisshortforOxoniensis,andCantabforCantabrigiensis,Latinfor‘ofOxford’and‘ofCambridge’.AtOxfordstudentssometimeshavetoweargowns(=blackrobes),atdinnerinhallorwhentheygotoseethecollegeprincipal(=head).Whentheysitexaminationsorgotoadegreeceremonytheyhavetowearacademicdress.Thisisknownassubfusc,andconsistsofblacktrousersorskirt,blackshoesandsocksortights,awhiteshirtandablackorwhitetie.Theyalsoweartheirgownandamortarboard(=ablackhatwithaflat,squaretop)and,whentheygraduate,ahoodthatshowstheirstatus.AtCambridgestudentsonlyhavetoweargownswhentheymatriculate(=becomemembersoftheuniversity)andatgraduation.Thetwouniversitiesareacademicrivals,andalsocompeteindebatingandsport.TheBoatRace,heldeachyeararoundEaster,attractsnationalattention.Rugbyandcricketteamsplayagainsteachotherinvarsitymatches,aswellasagainstprofessionalteams. 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