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Cambridge blue

Cambridge blue noun: a light, bright blue.

Noun

Cambridge blue (countable and uncountable, plural Cambridge blues)

  1. A light, bright blue.
    • There are both trailing and compact border edging varieties, in a range of colors. The border-edging compact types include 'Cambridge Blue' (pale blue), 'Crystal Palace' (dark blue) and 'Mrs. Clibran' (brilliant blue).1991, David Squire, The complete guide to using color in your garden
  2. A medium spring green colour used by sports teams from the University of Cambridge.

Adjective

Cambridge blue (not comparable)

  1. Of a light bright blue color.

Cambridge blue meaning in Tamil

Cambridge blue in Tamil

இள நீல வண்ணம்

Forms of Cambridge blue

pluralCambridge blues

Origin of Cambridge blue

Perhaps related to the colour of a body of water: Cambridge has a famous boating club, and at one time used light blue as a school colour. "The greening of Cambridge blue is often attributed to Alf Twinn, university boatman between 1934 and 1984, who, either because he wanted to distinguish the rowing colours from the rugby union team's, or because his eyesight was deteriorating, began adding subtle amounts of yellow to the blue paint used for oar blades."

Questions about Cambridge blue

What does Cambridge blue mean?
Cambridge blue means a light, bright blue.
What is Cambridge blue in Tamil?
Cambridge blue in Tamil is இள நீல வண்ணம். See Cambridge blue meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Cambridge blue?
Cambridge blue can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Cambridge blue?
The plural of Cambridge blue is Cambridge blues.

Words near Cambridge blue in the dictionary

  1. cambricke
  2. cambrickes
  3. cambricks
  4. cambrics
  5. Cambridge
  6. Cambridge blue
  7. Cambridge blues
  8. Cambridge cream
  9. Cambridge Gardens
  10. Cambridge Park
  11. Cambridge Plateau

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Cambridge blue (page history and authors); cambridge blue (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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