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Definition of Cambrian adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambrian

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/ˈkæmbriən/

/ˈkæmbriən/

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(geology) of the first period of the Palaeozoic; of the rocks formed during this timeTopics Historyc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin Cambria ‘Wales’, variant of Cumbria, from Welsh Cymry ‘Welshman’ or Cymru ‘Wales’.

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