Meaning of CAMBRIAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'kambreeun
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- [n] a native or resident of Wales
- [n] from 500 million to about 544 million years ago; marine invertebrates
- [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax"
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| | Synonyms: | | Cambrian period, Welsh, Welsh, Welshman |
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| | See Also: | | Cambria, Cymru, European, geological period, Paleozoic, Paleozoic era, period, Wales | |
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\Cam"bri*an\, a.
1. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.
2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the
rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes
described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from
its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under
{Geology}.
\Cam"bri*an\, n.
1. A native of Cambria or Wales.
2. (Geol.) The Cambrian formation.
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