Cantabrigian

[ kan-tuh-brij-ee-uhn ]

adjective

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

noun

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

Cantabrigian

/ ˌkæntəˈbrɪdʒɪən /

adjective

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

noun

1. a member or graduate of Cambridge University or Harvard University
2. an inhabitant or native of Cambridge

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cantabrigian¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cantabrigian¹

C17: from Medieval Latin Cantabrigia

Example Sentences

For the fourth time the New Haven men struggled to the Cantabrigian twenty-yard line.

From Project Gutenberg

Those who know the Cantabrigian guerilla respect his power, though they abhor his ways.

From Project Gutenberg

Pleasant Taylor making himself merry with the stake was another Cantabrigian.

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