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Cantabrigian

noun
Can·​ta·​brig·​i·​an | \ ˌkan-tə-ˈbri-j(ē-)ən How to pronounce Cantabrigian (audio) \

Definition of Cantabrigian

1 : a student or graduate of Cambridge University
2 : a native or resident of Cambridge, Mass.

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Cantabrigian adjective

First Known Use of Cantabrigian

circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Cantabrigian

Medieval Latin Cantabrigia Cambridge

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