Cambridge vs University of Cambridge

Cambridge and University of Cambridge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cambridge	Yes	No	No	No
University of Cambridge	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cambridge and University of Cambridge are synonyms defined as:

Cambridge and University of Cambridge: a university in Cambridge, England

Other synonyms of Cambridge include Cambridge University.

Cambridge (noun)	University of Cambridge (noun)
a university in Cambridge, England	a university in Cambridge, England
a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology