Cantab.

abbreviation for

1. Cantabrigian.

Cantab.

/ kænˈtæb /

abbreviation for

1. Cantabrigiensis

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cantab.¹

Latin: of Cambridge

Example Sentences

Though ourselves a Cantab, we have no skill in the measurement of the relations of small quantities.

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The Miller does not, as he makes him do, accuse the Cantab of falsely slandering his daughter's virtue.

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Every Cantab, it is presumed, knows where Shelford Fen is, and that it is famous for rearing geese.

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He does not even know, that it is the Miller who gets the bloody nose, not the Cantab.

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The publican had seized his right hand, the horse-dealer his left, and the Cantab slapped him on the back.

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