Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Cambridge, England, or Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- adjective Of or relating to Cambridge University.
- noun A native or resident of Cambridge, England, or Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- noun A student or graduate of Cambridge University.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to Cambridge, England, or to its university. Also incorrectly spelled
Cantabridgian . - noun An inhabitant or a native of Cambridge.
- noun A student or graduate of Cambridge University. Abbreviated Cantab.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A native or resident of Cambridge; esp. a student or graduate of the university of Cambridge, England.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to or characteristic of
Cambridge or itsuniversity - noun A native or resident of Cambridge
- noun An
undergraduate ,graduate orfellow of Cambridge University
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a resident of Cambridge
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A Cantabrigian is a student at Cambridge, or a townsman.
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As for the Cambridge police officer who didn't recognize an eminent 20 year Cantabrigian (fercrissakes, even I know what he looks like!)
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As for the Cambridge police officer who didn't recognize an eminent 20 year Cantabrigian (fercrissakes, even I know what he looks like!)
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Actually, that's Cantabrigian, and, no, it has nothing to do with either Cambridge.
The Fordification of Barack Obama. Ann Althouse 2009
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I realize that my hometown example is well short of the personal descriptor having “nothing to do” with the place name, but nonetheless...: you omitted the in-between example of “Cantabrigian” for those of us lucky enough to hail from Cambridge, Mass.
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Where were you when a fellow Cantabrigian needed you?
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Where were you when a fellow Cantabrigian needed you?
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And yet, having gone to Harvard Divinity School myself, I feel a shadow of doubt in my Cantabrigian mind.
Philocrites: This just in: Cardinal Law was too liberal. 2005
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The Cantabrigian rebellion is well-known the major figures involved Russell and Moore.
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The Cantabrigian rebellion is well-known the major figures involved Russell and Moore.
Archive 2005-11-01 2005
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