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Cantab

  • /ˈkantab/ UK

Where it comes from

Clipping of Cantabrigian, from Latin Cantabrigia (“Cambridge”).

noun Cantabs

  1. colloquial A graduate of the University of Cambridge. She is frequently visited by the young Cantabs, upon their arrival in the capital […].
  2. colloquial A student at or graduate of Harvard University, USA (Cambridge, MA).

adjective

  1. after a qualification Cantabrigian.

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"Cantab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cantab. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Cantab. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cantab

Chicago

"Cantab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cantab.

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@misc{cantab_2026,
  title = {Cantab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cantab},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}