adj.
Pronunciation: ' kam-br ē - ə n, ' k ā m-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin Cambria Wales, from Middle Welsh Cymry Wales, Welshmen
Date: 1604
1 : WELSH
2 : of, relating to, or being the earliest geologic period of the Paleozoic era or the corresponding system of rocks marked by fossils of every major animal type except the vertebrates ― see GEOLOGIC TIME table
– Cambrian noun