Cantabrigian

noun Can·ta·brig·i·an \ˌkan-tə-ˈbri-j(ē-)ən\

Definition of CANTABRIGIAN

: a student or graduate of Cambridge University

: a native or resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts

— Cantabrigian adjective

Medieval Latin Cantabrigia Cambridge

First Known Use: circa 1540

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