First Known Use: 1604
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Cambrian
adjective Cam·bri·an \ˈkam-brē-ən, ˈkām-\
Definition of CAMBRIAN
1
: welsh
2
: of, relating to, or being the earliest geologic period of the Paleozoic era or the corresponding system of rocks marked by fossils of nearly every major invertebrate animal group — see geologic time table
— Cambrian noun
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Origin of CAMBRIAN
Medieval Latin Cambria Wales, from Middle Welsh Cymry Wales, Welshmen
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