Meanings
adjectiveCantabrian (comparative more Cantabrian, superlative most Cantabrian)
comparative more Cantabrian · superlative most Cantabrian
- From, or pertaining to, Cantabria
proper noun
- A Romance variety spoken in Cantabria.
- obsoleteThe language of the Cantabri, formerly believed to be Basque but now generally thought to be Celtic.
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.
1797, “Cantabria”, in Encyclopaedia Britannica, third edition, volume 4, page 122 - geographyAn age beginning 305 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous.
nounCantabrian (plural Cantabrians)
plural Cantabrians
- Someone from Cantabria.
- New ZealandSomeone from Canterbury
Origin
Translations
Catalan cantàbric, càntabre
- cantàbricpertaining to Cantabria
- càntabrepertaining to Cantabria
- càntabrelanguage
- càntabreperson from Cantabria
Dutch Cantabrisch, Cantabriër
- Cantabrischpertaining to Cantabria
- Cantabriërperson from Cantabria
- Cantaberperson from Cantabria
- Cantabrischeperson from Cantabria
French cantabrique, Cantabre
- cantabriquepertaining to Cantabria
- Cantabreperson from Cantabria
German kantabrisch, Kantabrisch
- kantabrischpertaining to Cantabria
- Kantabrischlanguage
Italian cantabrico
- cantabricopertaining to Cantabria
Polish kantabryjski, kantabryjski
- kantabryjskipertaining to Cantabria
- kantabryjskilanguage
- Kantabryjczykperson from Cantabria
Spanish cántabro, cántabro
- cántabropertaining to Cantabria
- cántabroperson from Cantabria
Cite this entry
APA
Cantabrian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantabrian
MLA
“Cantabrian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantabrian. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cantabrian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantabrian.
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