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Maastrichtian

adjective

  1. most recent stage of the Cretaceous geological time period
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English Maastricht Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maastrichtian From Maastricht + -ian.

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

name

Etymology: Etymology tree English Maastricht Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maastrichtian From Maastricht + -ian.

  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.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English Maastricht Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maastrichtian From Maastricht + -ian.

  1. Someone from Maastricht