Peterborough

[ pee-ter-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh ]

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noun

a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.
a city in SE Ontario, in SE Canada.
Soke of [sohk], a former administrative division in Cambridgeshire, in central England. 84 sq. mi. (218 sq. km).

Peterborough

/ -brə; ˈpiːtəbərə /

noun

a city in central England, in Peterborough unitary authority, N Cambridgeshire on the River Nene: industrial centre; under development as a new town since 1968. Pop: 136 292 (2001)
a unitary authority in central England, in Cambridgeshire. Pop: 158 800 (2003 est). Area: 402 sq km (155 sq miles)
Soke of Peterborough
a former administrative unit of E central England, generally considered part of Northamptonshire or Huntingdonshire: absorbed into Cambridgeshire in 1974
a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario: manufacturing centre. Pop: 73 303 (2001)
a traditional type of wooden canoe formerly made in Peterborough, SE Ontario

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There will also be mayoral elections in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Doncaster, North Tyneside, and the West of England and - for the first time - in Hull and East Yorkshire and Greater Lincolnshire.

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Photographer, writer and poet Rene Matić, from Peterborough, is nominated for solo exhibition As Opposed To The Truth at CCA Berlin, which touches on the rise of right-wing populism and identities.

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Having stayed in a neurological care home in Peterborough, she is now preparing to move into her own home with the hope of becoming a nail technician.

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Birmingham City became the first team in England's top five divisions to be promoted when they won 2-1 at Peterborough on 8 April, and clinched the title without kicking a ball four days later as Wrexham drew 0-0 at Wigan.

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In a last ditch attempt to avoid being taken to court by TfL after it rejected his appeal, Mr Cooper went to Peterborough Magistrates Court to make a declaration statement.

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