What is another word for cantabrigian?

Pronunciation: [kˈantɐbɹˌɪd͡ʒən] (IPA)

Cantabrigian refers to someone or something pertaining to Cambridge, England, or the University of Cambridge, which makes it a very specific term. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to refer to people who are affiliated with this university town. Cambridgean, for example, refers to a person who is from or associated with Cambridge, while Cantab is a more informal term for someone who is from or attended Cambridge University. Other synonyms include Cambridgian, Cantabrigian, and even just "Cambo" (a reference to the Cantab prefix). Regardless of which term you use, they all serve to identify individuals who are part of this renowned academic community.

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What are the hypernyms for Cantabrigian?

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What are the hyponyms for Cantabrigian?

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Usage examples for Cantabrigian

In the more changeful society of Cambridge, where so many new people are constantly coming and going in connection with the college, it is not so much the custom; but Mrs. Saintsbury was Boston born, as well as Mrs. Pasmer, and was cantabrigian by marriage-though this is not saying that she was not also thoroughly so by convincement and usage she now rarely went into Boston society.
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William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
It must have seemed incomprehensible to such a cantabrigian that we should ever have been willing to leave Cambridge, and in fact I do not well understand it myself.
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