Cambria
medieval name of Wales.
Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
The Johnstown Horror James Herbert Walker
The Johnstown Horror James Herbert Walker
The Cambrian Sketch-Book R. Rice Davies
The Johnstown Horror James Herbert Walker
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Unknown
The Johnstown Horror James Herbert Walker
History of the Johnstown Flood Willis Fletcher Johnson
History of the Johnstown Flood Willis Fletcher Johnson
History of the Johnstown Flood Willis Fletcher Johnson
noun
the Medieval Latin name for Wales
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Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from 570 million to 500 million years ago, when algae and marine invertebrates were the predominant form of life. of or relating to Cambria; Welsh. Geology. the Cambrian Period or System. a native of Cambria; Welshman. Contemporary Examples Why Did It Take So […]
- Cambrian-explosion
cambrian explosion Cambrian Explosion The rapid diversification of multicellular animal life that took place around the beginning of the Cambrian Period. It resulted in the appearance of almost all modern animal phyla. See Note at Burgess Shale.
- Cambrian-mountains
a range of low mountains running north to south in central Wales. plural noun a mountain range in Wales, extending from Carmarthenshire in the S to Denbighshire in the N. Highest peak: Aran Fawddwy, 891 m (2970 ft)
- Cambric
a thin, plain cotton or linen fabric of fine close weave, usually white. Historical Examples The Spinner’s Book of Fiction Various Rene Mauperin Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt Alas! Rhoda Broughton Roundabout Papers William Makepeace Thackeray The Builders Ellen Glasgow A Little Book of Profitable Tales Eugene Field Seven Keys to Baldpate Earl […]
- Cambric-tea
a mixture of hot water and milk, with sugar and, often, weak tea. Historical Examples The Younger Set Robert W. Chambers