CAMBRIAN

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.

2.
a.

Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under Geology.

3.
n.

A native of Cambria or Wales.

4.
n.

The Cambrian formation.

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