Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantabrian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: cantabri-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

From, or pertaining to, Cantabria

name

A Romance variety spoken in Cantabria.

name

The language of the Cantabri, formerly believed to be Basque but now generally thought to be Celtic.

Obsolete

name

An age beginning 305 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous.

noun

Someone from Cantabria.

noun

Someone from Canterbury

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Cantabria + -an.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Cantabrian (comparative) most Cantabrian (superlative) Cantabrians (plural)

Questions

What does cantabrian mean?: From, or pertaining to, Cantabria
Where does cantabrian come from?: From Cantabria + -an.

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