| 单词 | Cantabrian |
| 释义 | Cantabrian, a. and n.|kænˈteɪbrɪən|
[f. L. Cantabria: see -ian.]
A. adj. Pertaining to the Cantabri, an ancient warlike tribe of northern Spain, or to Cantabria, the region formerly occupied by them.
B. n.
a. One of the ancient Cantabri.
b. The language of the Cantabrians.
1642J. Howell For. Trav. x. 124 The Cantabrian tongue in Biscaie. 1746Akenside Hymn to Naiads in Dodsley Poems (1758) VI. 8 The rough Cantabrian coast. 1747[see sept n.2]. 1797Encycl. Brit. IV. 122/1 The Cantabrians had waged war with the Romans for upwards of 200 years. Ibid. 122/2 The Cantabrian does not appear to have any affinity with any other known language. 1813Q. Rev. Oct. 256 Classes and Families of Languages... Indoeuropean... Cantabrian. Sclavic. 1861Chambers's Encycl. II. 572/1 Their bravery was evinced in the Cantabrian war, a six years' contest with the Romans. Ibid., Cantabrian mountains, the general name of the several ranges of coast and boundary mountains. 1904T. R. Glover Virgil vii. 145 In the course of the Cantabrian war he wrote to the poet from Spain letters full of playful entreaties. 1957P. Kemp Mine were of Trouble v. 97 These two victories forced the gateway through the Cantabrian Cordillera. |
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