Cantab

/ˈkæntæb/

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Cantab indicates a connection to the prestigious University of Cambridge, which is a point of pride.

After becoming a cantab, her career prospects soared.

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'Cantab' refers to a person, not the subject they studied at Cambridge.

Despite studying law, he is a cantab, not a 'cantab of law'.

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The term is mostly used within the UK and may not be recognized by a global audience.

She found that few people outside of the UK knew the term cantab.

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