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''Cantabrigian'' (often shortened to ''Cantab'') is an adjective that is used in two meanings: 1) to refer to what is of or pertaining to
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
, located in
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
,
United Kingdom
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;
[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cantabrigian Merriam-Webster Dictionary] or 2) to refer to what is of or pertaining to the cities of
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became ...
and
Cambridge, United States
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...
.
The term is derived from ''Cantabrigia'', a medieval Latin name for Cambridge invented on the basis of the Anglo-Saxon name ''Cantebrigge''.
In Cambridge, United States, the name "Cantabrigia" appears in the city seal
and (abbreviated to "Cantab") in the seal of the
Episcopal Divinity School, located therein. The word Cantabrigia appears in the circular logo of the Cambridge Trust Company, a financial institution based in Cambridge, United States. A pub in Cambridge, United States, called the Cantab Lounge is a play on this abbreviation.
It is also the name of one of the Rugby clubs based in
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became ...
. ''Cantabrigian Rugby Club'' formerly The Old Cantabrigian RUFC, was established by the 'old boys' of local
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Hills Road Sixth Form College (commonly referred to as HRSFC, Hills Road or just Hills) is a public sector co-educational sixth form college in Cambridge, England, providing full-time A-level courses for approximately 2000 sixth form students fro ...
(formerly The Cambridgeshire High School for Boys, until 1974).
Cantabrigian Rowing Club
Cantabrigian Rowing Club (), known as Cantabs, is a 'town' (or Cambridgeshire Rowing Association, CRA) sport rowing, rowing and sculling club in Cambridge, United Kingdom, UK.
History
Cantabs was founded in 1950 as a rowing club for the old boy ...
was similarly established, in 1950.
See also
*
The Tab, a student newspaper group originating in Cambridge
*
List of University of Cambridge members
Notes
References
*''Chambers English Dictionary'',
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press
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, 1988.
External links
* {{Wiktionary-inline, Cantabrigian
Culture in Cambridge
Terminology of the University of Cambridge