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Maastrichtian

Syllables: Maa·stricht·i·an

Maastrichtian adjective: of or pertaining to Maastricht.

Adjective

Maastrichtian (comparative more Maastrichtian, superlative most Maastrichtian)

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

Noun

Maastrichtian (plural Maastrichtians)

  1. (countable) Someone from Maastricht

Proper noun

Maastrichtian

  1. The dialect of the Limburgish language as spoken in Maastricht
  2. 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.

Forms of Maastrichtian

Adjective
comparativemore Maastrichtian
superlativemost Maastrichtian
Noun
pluralMaastrichtians

Origin of Maastrichtian

From Maastricht + -ian.

Questions about Maastrichtian

What does Maastrichtian mean?
Maastrichtian means of or pertaining to Maastricht.
What part of speech is Maastrichtian?
Maastrichtian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Maastrichtian in the dictionary

  1. Maassen
  2. Maassens
  3. Maassluis
  4. Maastricht
  5. Maastrichter
  6. Maastrichtian
  7. Maastrichtians
  8. Maasym
  9. maat
  10. maath
  11. maatje

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