Can|ta|brig|i|an

Can|ta|brig|i|an
Can|ta|brig|i|an «KAN tuh BRIHJ ee uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of Cambridge, England, or Cambridge University.
–n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Cambridge, England.
2. a student or graduate of Cambridge University: »

As any middle-aged Cantabrigian might remember it from his student days, Britain's great Cambridge University was a mellow place with a flavor of its own (Time).

[< Medieval Latin Cantabrigia Cantebrig, old name for a section of the present town + English -an]

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