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Meaning of Granta | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A minor river in Cambridgeshire, England, which flows from the Bartlow area to join the River Cam (or Granta) at Great Shelford; in full, the River Granta.
  2. Synonym of the River Cam south of Cambridge, especially south of Hauxton Junction, the confluence with the River Cam or Rhee.
  3. A locality in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.

Examples

“The six-mile section from Haverhill to Bartlow carries the line over a high ridge into the valley of the River Granta.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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