Cantabrigian

[kan-tuh-brij-ee-uh n]

adjective

of Cambridge, England, or Cambridge University.
of Cambridge, Mass., or Harvard University.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Cambridge, England or Cambridge, Mass.
a student at or graduate of Cambridge University or Harvard University.

Origin of Cantabrigian

1610–20; < Medieval Latin Cantabrigi(a) Cambridge + -an

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Historical Examples of cantabrigian

Pleasant Taylor making himself merry with the stake was another Cantabrigian.
Cambridge
Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
For the fourth time the New Haven men struggled to the Cantabrigian twenty-yard line.
Harvard Stories
Waldron Kintzing Post
Those who know the Cantabrigian guerilla respect his power, though they abhor his ways.
Harvard Stories
Waldron Kintzing Post

British Dictionary definitions for cantabrigian

Cantabrigian

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Cambridge or Cambridge University, or of Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Harvard University

noun

a member or graduate of Cambridge University or Harvard University
an inhabitant or native of Cambridge

Word Origin for Cantabrigian

C17: from Medieval Latin Cantabrigia

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Word Origin and History for cantabrigian

Cantabrigian

adj.

"pertaining to Cambridge," 1540s, from Medieval Latin Cantabrigia (see Cambridge) + -an.