Cantabrigian

[ kan-tuh-brij-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of Cambridge, England, or Cambridge University.
2. of Cambridge, Mass., or Harvard University.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Cambridge, England or Cambridge, Mass.
2. a student at or graduate of Cambridge University or Harvard University.

Cantabrigian

/ ˌkæntəˈbrɪdʒɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Cambridge or Cambridge University, or of Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Harvard University

noun

1. a member or graduate of Cambridge University or Harvard University
2. an inhabitant or native of Cambridge

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cantabrigian¹

1610–20; < Medieval Latin Cantabrigi ( a ) Cambridge + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cantabrigian¹

C17: from Medieval Latin Cantabrigia

Example Sentences

The Cantabrigians might have spent long hours carving wooden statues of their guardian spirits, whereas the Oxonians may have worshipped through dance.

From Literature

It is not unusual for Cantabrigians — as locals call themselves, with the faint whiff of nobility — to first introduce themselves by recounting their ancestral roots.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, Anthony French, who manages the city parks, insisted that overall the cattle and Cantabrigians live in a happy symbiosis.

From Seattle Times

Oxford has nice gardens and meadows, too, Cantabrigians often note.

From New York Times

IN THE West, regard for the founding fathers of independent India is usually confined to Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, the pacifist in a dhoti and the suave Cantabrigian.

From Economist