Maastrichtian

Maa·stricht·i·an
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adjective

Of or pertaining to Maastricht.

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Meanings

adjectiveMaastrichtian (comparative more Maastrichtian, superlative most Maastrichtian)

comparative more Maastrichtian · superlative most Maastrichtian

  1. Of or pertaining to Maastricht.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Maastrichtian Age geological period.
nounMaastrichtian (plural Maastrichtians)

plural Maastrichtians

  1. countableSomeone from Maastricht
proper noun
  1. The dialect of the Limburgish language as spoken in Maastricht
  2. geographyin the ICS geologic timescale, the last stage or age of the Cretaceous period, and of the Mesozoic era, preceded by the Campanian and succeeded by the Danian period.

Origin

From Maastricht + -ian.

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Translations

Dutch Maastrichts, Maastrichter
  • Maastrichtspertaining to Maastricht
  • Maastrichterpertaining to Maastricht
  • Maastrichtenaardenizen of Maastricht
  • Maastrichtsedenizen of Maastricht
  • maastrichtiengeological age
Esperanto mastriĥta, mastriĥtano
  • mastriĥtapertaining to Maastricht
  • mastriĥtanodenizen of Maastricht
French maastrichtien m/maastrichtienne, Maastrichtien m/Maastrichtienne
  • maastrichtien m/maastrichtiennepertaining to Maastricht
  • Maastrichtien m/Maastrichtiennedenizen of Maastricht
  • Maastrichtiengeological age
Latin maastrichtensis
  • maastrichtensispertaining to Maastricht
Cite this entry
APA

Maastrichtian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maastrichtian

MLA

“Maastrichtian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maastrichtian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maastrichtian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maastrichtian.

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