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English
Etymology
From Calabria + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈleɪbɹiːən/, /kəˈlæbɹiːən/
Adjective
Calabrian (not comparable)
- Of, from or relating to Calabria, Italy.
- Synonym: Calabrese
1964 November, “Beyond the Channel: Italy: New railways are authorised”, in Modern Railways, page 360:Much tunnelling and many bridges will be necessary in the tumbled Calabrian terrain.
Translations
Noun
Calabrian (plural Calabrians)
- A native or inhabitant of Calabria, Italy.
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Proper noun
Calabrian
- The language varieties of the Calabrian people; considered (depending on the area) dialects of Neapolitan or Sicilian.
- (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.
Translations
subdivision of the Pleistocene