Cantabrian

English

Etymology

From Cantabria +‎ -an.

Adjective

Cantabrian (comparative more Cantabrian, superlative most Cantabrian)

  1. From, or pertaining to, Cantabria

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Proper noun

Cantabrian

  1. A Romance language spoken in Cantabria.
  2. (obsolete) The language of the Cantabri, formerly believed to be Basque but now generally thought to be Celtic.
    • 1797, “Cantabria”, in Encyclopaedia Britannica, third edition, volume 4, page 122:
      The ancient Cantabrian, in effect, is still found to subsist in the more barren and mountainous parts of the provinces of Biscay, Asturias, and Navarre.

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Noun

Cantabrian (plural Cantabrians)

  1. Someone from Cantabria.
  2. (New Zealand) Someone from Canterbury

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