"Cantab" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkantab/ [UK]
Etymology: Clipping of Cantabrigian, from Latin Cantabrigia (“Cambridge”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Cantabrigian}} Clipping of Cantabrigian, {{der|en|la|Cantabrigia|gloss=Cambridge}} Latin Cantabrigia (“Cambridge”) Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} Cantab
  1. (after a qualification) Cantabrigian.
    Sense id: en-Cantab-en-adj-DIvwqPJo

Noun

IPA: /ˈkantab/ [UK] Forms: Cantabs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of Cantabrigian, from Latin Cantabrigia (“Cambridge”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Cantabrigian}} Clipping of Cantabrigian, {{der|en|la|Cantabrigia|gloss=Cambridge}} Latin Cantabrigia (“Cambridge”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cantab (plural Cantabs)
  1. (colloquial) A graduate of the University of Cambridge. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Cantab-en-noun-ieP~L7f4
  2. (colloquial) A student at or graduate of Harvard University, USA (Cambridge, MA). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Cantab-en-noun-ELAwwTs8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English post-nominal letters denoting institutions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 83 Disambiguation of English post-nominal letters denoting institutions: 3 19 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 12 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Tab

Inflected forms

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