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Cantab
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English
Etymology
en Cantabrigian, from en la Cantabrigia Cambridge.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkantab/ UK
Noun
en colloquial A graduate of the University of Cambridge.
en 1789 Harris's List of Covent-Garden Ladies London H. Ranger 91 She is frequently visited by the young Cantabs, upon their arrival in the capital .
en 1819 Lord Byron Don Juan III.110 Sure my invention must be down at zero, / And I grown one of many "Wooden Spoons" / Of verse, (the name with which we Cantabs please / To dub the last of honours in degrees).
en colloquial A student at or graduate of Harvard University, USA (Cambridge, MA).
Derived terms
en Tab
Adjective
en adjective
en after a qualification Cantabrigian.
en post-nominal letters denoting institutions