Maastrichtian

English

Etymology

From Maastricht +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Maa‧stricht‧i‧an
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Adjective

Maastrichtian (comparative more Maastrichtian, superlative most Maastrichtian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Maastricht.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Maastrichtian Age geological period.

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Noun

Maastrichtian (plural Maastrichtians)

  1. (countable) Someone from Maastricht

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Proper noun

Maastrichtian

  1. The dialect of the Limburgish language as spoken in Maastricht
  2. (geology) in the ICS geologic timescale, the last stage or age of the Cretaceous period, and of the Mesozoic era, preceded by the Campanian and succeeded by the Danian period.

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