Cantabrigian
[ kan-tuh-brij-ee-uhn ]
/ ˌkæn təˈbrɪdʒ i ən /
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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.
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Origin of Cantabrigian
Words nearby Cantabrigian
cant, Cantab., can't abide, cantabile, Cantabrian Mountains, Cantabrigian, Cantal, cantala, cantalever, cantaloupe, cantankerous
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How to use Cantabrigian in a sentence
For the fourth time the New Haven men struggled to the Cantabrigian twenty-yard line.
Harvard Stories|Waldron Kintzing PostThose who know the Cantabrigian guerilla respect his power, though they abhor his ways.
Harvard Stories|Waldron Kintzing PostPleasant Taylor making himself merry with the stake was another Cantabrigian.
Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
British Dictionary definitions for Cantabrigian
Cantabrigian
/ (ˌkæntəˈbrɪdʒɪən) /
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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