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Cantab.

abbreviation for

  1. Cantabrigian.


Cantab.

/ kænˈtæb /

abbreviation for

  1. Cantabrigiensis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cantab.1

Latin: of Cambridge

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Example Sentences

Though ourselves a Cantab, we have no skill in the measurement of the relations of small quantities.

The Miller does not, as he makes him do, accuse the Cantab of falsely slandering his daughter's virtue.

Every Cantab, it is presumed, knows where Shelford Fen is, and that it is famous for rearing geese.

He does not even know, that it is the Miller who gets the bloody nose, not the Cantab.

The publican had seized his right hand, the horse-dealer his left, and the Cantab slapped him on the back.

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