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Maastrichtian

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Maastricht.

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Maastrichtian Age geological period.

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name

Meaning 3

The dialect of the Limburgish language as spoken in Maastricht

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name

Meaning 4

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.

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Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 5

Someone from Maastricht

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Usage: countable

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Maastrichts — pertaining to Maastricht
  • Dutch: Maastrichter — pertaining to Maastricht
  • Esperanto: mastriĥta — pertaining to Maastricht
  • French: maastrichtien m/maastrichtienne — pertaining to Maastricht
  • Latin: maastrichtensis — pertaining to Maastricht
  • Dutch: maastrichtien — geological age
  • French: Maastrichtien — geological age
  • Dutch: Maastrichtenaar — denizen of Maastricht
  • Dutch: Maastrichtse — denizen of Maastricht
  • Esperanto: mastriĥtano — denizen of Maastricht
  • French: Maastrichtien m/Maastrichtienne — denizen of Maastricht