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Cantab

Cantab

9.5
A person who lives in or comes from Cambridge in England
  • noun
  • /ˈkæntæb/
  • UK
: habitante de Cambridge
  • The Cantabs gathered in front of the historic library to celebrate their graduation.

Examples

  • She is a Cantab who loves sharing stories about her time studying at Cambridge.

  • The Crimson H you've earned today, It marks you like a Cantab, Hester Prynne.

  • As a proud Cantab, he often reminisces about his university days in Cambridge.

Surface Forms

Cantab singular
Cantabs plural

Etymology

Cantab comes from Latin Cantabrigia, the name for 'Cambridge', and over time people used the short form to mean someone from the city. So a person who lives in or comes from Cambridge can be called a Cantab.